UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Family Medicine and Community HealthDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2014-07-13Keywords
nicotine dependenceobesity
physical activity
smoking
passive smoking
blood pressure
diet
lack of exercise
adolescent
alcohol drinking
canada
gambling
mental health
genetics
sleep
illicit drugs
montreal
team sports
high schools self-report
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Clinical Epidemiology
Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Epidemiology
Family Medicine
Heterocyclic Compounds
Investigative Techniques
Preventive Medicine
Primary Care
Substance Abuse and Addiction
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The Nicotine Dependence in Teens (NDIT) study is a prospective cohort investigation of 1294 students recruited in 1999-2000 from all grade 7 classes in a convenience sample of 10 high schools in Montreal, Canada. Its primary objectives were to study the natural course and determinants of cigarette smoking and nicotine dependence in novice smokers. The main source of data was self-report questionnaires administered in class at school every 3 months from grade 7 to grade 11 (1999-2005), for a total of 20 survey cycles during high school education. Questionnaires were also completed after graduation from high school in 2007-08 and 2011-12 (survey cycles 21 and 22, respectively) when participants were aged 20 and 24 years on average, respectively. In addition to its primary objectives, NDIT has embedded studies on obesity, blood pressure, physical activity, team sports, sedentary behaviour, diet, genetics, alcohol use, use of illicit drugs, second-hand smoke, gambling, sleep and mental health. Results to date are described in 58 publications, 20 manuscripts in preparation, 13 MSc and PhD theses and 111 conference presentations. Access to NDIT data is open to university-appointed or affiliated investigators and to masters, doctoral and postdoctoral students, through their primary supervisor (www.nditstudy.ca). behalf of the International Epidemiological Association.Source
Int J Epidemiol. 2014 Jul 13. pii: dyu135. Link to article on publisher's site
DOI
10.1093/ije/dyu135Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/30955PubMed ID
25022274Notes
Full author list omitted for brevity. For the full list of authors, see article.
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