1. Cohort Profile: The Nicotine Dependence in Teens (NDIT) Study
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Jennifer O’Loughlin, Erika N Dugas, Jennifer Brunet, Joseph DiFranza, James C Engert, Andre Gervais, Katherine Gray-Donald, Igor Karp, Nancy C Low, Catherine Sabiston, Marie-Pierre Sylvestre, Rachel F Tyndale, Nathalie Auger, Belanger Mathieu, Barnett Tracie, Michael Chaiton, Meghan J Chenoweth, Evelyn Constantin, Gisèle Contreras, Lisa Kakinami, Aurelie Labbe, Katerina Maximova, Elizabeth McMillan, Erin K O’Loughlin, Roman Pabayo, Marie-Hélène Roy-Gagnon, Michèle Tremblay, Robert J Wellman, Andraeavan Hulst, Gilles Paradis, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CR CHUM), Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Université de Montréal (UdeM)-Université de Montréal (UdeM), School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, University of Massachusetts System (UMASS), Agence de la Sante´ et des Services Sociaux, School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University = Université McGill [Montréal, Canada], Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Department of Medecine [Montréal], Department of Psychiatry [Montréal], and Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
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Male ,Gerontology ,Canada ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Passive smoking ,Adolescent ,Epidemiology ,education ,medicine.disease_cause ,medicine ,Humans ,Prospective Studies ,Psychiatry ,Nicotine dependence ,Prospective cohort study ,Cohort Profiles ,Schools ,business.industry ,4. Education ,Smoking ,Tobacco Use Disorder ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Mental health ,Obesity ,Adolescent Behavior ,Cohort ,Female ,[SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie ,Self Report ,business ,Graduation ,Cohort study - Abstract
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 ).
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- 2014
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