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Examining The Simultaneous Influence Of Individual And Neighborhood Determinants On Cardiovascular Health: A Multilevel Study In Canadian Adults, Sarah Singh

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Introduction: Previous studies have found that the cardiovascular health of individuals may be influenced not only by their personal characteristics, but also independently by their social relationships and the neighborhoods in which they reside. Still, it is unclear how these determinants act together to influence cardiovascular health and whether these determinants account for differences in cardiovascular health among Canadian adults.

Objective: The main objectives were: 1) to examine the status of cardiovascular health in Canadian adults and, 2) to describe how individual and neighborhood determinants can: a) act together to influence cardiovascular health and, b) account for differences …