Table 1 Medical chart review of adults (≥ 18 yrs) of the general Cree population (n = 750)
Cardiovascular event history or conditions | N |
Ischemia/infarction | 2 |
Cardiac insufficiency | 4 |
Atrial fibrillation | 3 |
Ventricular arrhythmia/tachycardia | 5 |
Bradycardia | 3 |
Ventricular hypertrophy | 2 |
Angina | 6 |
Hypertension (diagnosed) | 185 |
   (BP > 130/85 mmHg, or treatment of diagnosed) | 249 |
Ischemic heart disease | 6 |
Diseases of the pulmonary circulation | 3 |
Stroke | 4 |
Cerebrovascular diseases | 11 |
Diseases of arteries, arterioles or capillaries | 6 |
Cardiometabolic conditions | Â |
Metabolic syndrome | 352 |
   (excluding diagnosed type 2 diabetics/FG ≥ 7 mmol/L) | 140 |
Gestational diabetes (history of) | 23 |
Type 1 diabetes | 1 |
Type 2 diabetes (diagnosed) | 140 |
   (diagnosed or FG ≥ 7 mmol/L) | 176 |
Cardiovascular drug/supplement use | Â |
Antiplatelet | 6 |
Antihypertensives | 183 |
Diuretics (specifically) | 62 |
Cholesterol-lowering drugs | 79 |
Statins (specifically) | 73 |
Multivitamins | 41 |
Mg supplements | 8 |
Hormonal or menstrual status | Â |
Post-menopausal | 104 |
Hormone replacement therapy | 1 |
Oral contraceptives | 92 |
Currently breastfeeding | 35 |
Other | Â |
Kidney disease | 13 |
Cancer | 6 |