Margaret de Groh
Biographic Data
| ID | 5409198 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Margaret de Groh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Margaret |
| FAMILY NAME | de Groh |
| SIGNATURE | DE GROH M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Public Health Agency of Canada |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5185-2997 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Oral Health Problems among Canadians Aged 45 to 85
Oral health is a critical component of overall health. The objective of this study was to describe oral health problems among 47,581 adults aged 45 to 85 in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) among those who have at least one natural tooth (92%) and those without natural teeth across various demographic categories. Among the 47,581 participants in the study, 92% reported having at least one natural tooth (dentate). Among those withou…
Chronic health effects associated with electronic cigarette use
Patterns of Cannabis Use among Canadian Youth over Time; Examining Changes in Mode and Frequency Using Latent Transition Analysis
These findings may highlight a key leverage point for harm-reduction strategies which aim to prevent cannabis related harms associated with high frequency use
Incident and Recurrent Depression among Adults Aged 50 Years and Older during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying public health measures have exacerbated many risk factors for depression in older adulthood. The objectives of the current study are: (1) to determine the risk of incident and recurrent depression during the COVID-19 pandemic among those with, or without, a history of depression; and (2) to identify factors that were predictive of depression in these two groups. The study population included 22,622 participa…
Symptoms of depression and anxiety, and unmet healthcare needs in adults during the Covid-19 pandemic
The presence of depression and anxiety symptoms were strongly associated with perceived unmet healthcare needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Interventions to improve healthcare access for adults with depression and anxiety during the pandemic may be necessary
Examining the state, quality and strength of the evidence in the research on built environments and physical activity among adults
BACKGROUND: Built environments have been implicated in the development of chronic disease, with physical activity (PA) considered one of the critical mechanisms for this relationship. Substantial growth in research on built environments and PA makes navigating the available evidence challenging. OBJECTIVE: To examine and describe the current state, strength and quality of research investigating the associations between built environments and PA d…
Examining the state, quality and strength of the evidence in the research on built environments and physical activity among children and youth
BACKGROUND: Built environments have shown to be associated with health, with physical activity (PA) considered one of the critical pathways for achieving benefits. Navigating available evidence on the built environment and PA is challenging given the number of reviews. OBJECTIVE: Examine the current state and quality of research looking at associations between built environments and total PA and domains of PA (i.e., leisure/recreation, transporta…
High School Intramural Participation and Substance Use
Background There is an association between sports participation and substance use. However, there is some evidence that intramural sports in high school may not have the same effect. Therefore, the objective of this research was to examine the longitudinal associations between intramural participation in high school and substance use. Methods: This study used a three-year linked sample (2016-2018) of grade 9 and 10 (ages 13-17) Canadian high scho…
Are school-based measures of walkability and greenness associated with modes of commuting to school? Findings from a student survey in Ontario, Canada
Examining the association between exposure to various screen time sedentary behaviours and cannabis use among youth in the Compass study
The associations between frequency of cannabis use and various measures of STSBs suggest that screen time may be a risk factor for cannabis use among youth. This association may be mediated by youths' mental wellbeing, given emerging evidence that STSB is a risk factor for poor mental health, and the tendency for individuals to use substances as a coping mechanism. Further, the ubiquity of pro-substance use content on the internet may also contri…
Assessing the Impact of School-Based Greenness on Mental Health Among Adolescent Students in Ontario, Canada
Neighbourhood greenness has been frequently associated with improved mental health in adulthood, yet its impact among youth is less clear. Additionally, though youth spend large portions of time at school, no study has investigated associations between school-based measures of greenness and students' mental health in Canada. We addressed this gap by linking participant responses from the 2016-2017 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey to sch…
Socio-demographic and lifestyle factors associated with folate status among non-supplement-consuming Canadian women of childbearing age
Perinatal and Early Childhood Factors for Overweight and Obesity in Young Canadian Children
Increasing blood pressure and its associated factors in Canadian children and adolescents from the Canadian Health Measures Survey
Our findings demonstrate the early impact of excess adiposity, insufficient physical activity, family history of hypertension, and socioeconomic inequalities on BP. Early interventions to reduce childhood obesity can, among other things, reduce exposure to prolonged BP elevation and the future risk of cardiovascular disease
Migration and Diabetes in British Columbia and Quebec
Statin Use in Canadians
Socio-demographic and lifestyle factors associated with folate status among non-supplement-consuming Canadian women of childbearing age
Are school-based measures of walkability and greenness associated with modes of commuting to school? Findings from a student survey in Ontario, Canada
Migration and Diabetes in British Columbia and Quebec
Perinatal and Early Childhood Factors for Overweight and Obesity in Young Canadian Children
Statin Use in Canadians
Increasing blood pressure and its associated factors in Canadian children and adolescents from the Canadian Health Measures Survey
Our findings demonstrate the early impact of excess adiposity, insufficient physical activity, family history of hypertension, and socioeconomic inequalities on BP. Early interventions to reduce childhood obesity can, among other things, reduce exposure to prolonged BP elevation and the future risk of cardiovascular disease
Migration and Diabetes in British Columbia and Quebec
Perinatal and Early Childhood Factors for Overweight and Obesity in Young Canadian Children
Socio-demographic and lifestyle factors associated with folate status among non-supplement-consuming Canadian women of childbearing age
Examining the association between exposure to various screen time sedentary behaviours and cannabis use among youth in the Compass study
The associations between frequency of cannabis use and various measures of STSBs suggest that screen time may be a risk factor for cannabis use among youth. This association may be mediated by youths' mental wellbeing, given emerging evidence that STSB is a risk factor for poor mental health, and the tendency for individuals to use substances as a coping mechanism. Further, the ubiquity of pro-substance use content on the internet may also contri…
Assessing the Impact of School-Based Greenness on Mental Health Among Adolescent Students in Ontario, Canada
Neighbourhood greenness has been frequently associated with improved mental health in adulthood, yet its impact among youth is less clear. Additionally, though youth spend large portions of time at school, no study has investigated associations between school-based measures of greenness and students' mental health in Canada. We addressed this gap by linking participant responses from the 2016-2017 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey to sch…
High School Intramural Participation and Substance Use
Background There is an association between sports participation and substance use. However, there is some evidence that intramural sports in high school may not have the same effect. Therefore, the objective of this research was to examine the longitudinal associations between intramural participation in high school and substance use. Methods: This study used a three-year linked sample (2016-2018) of grade 9 and 10 (ages 13-17) Canadian high scho…
Are school-based measures of walkability and greenness associated with modes of commuting to school? Findings from a student survey in Ontario, Canada
Chronic health effects associated with electronic cigarette use
Patterns of Cannabis Use among Canadian Youth over Time; Examining Changes in Mode and Frequency Using Latent Transition Analysis
These findings may highlight a key leverage point for harm-reduction strategies which aim to prevent cannabis related harms associated with high frequency use
Incident and Recurrent Depression among Adults Aged 50 Years and Older during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying public health measures have exacerbated many risk factors for depression in older adulthood. The objectives of the current study are: (1) to determine the risk of incident and recurrent depression during the COVID-19 pandemic among those with, or without, a history of depression; and (2) to identify factors that were predictive of depression in these two groups. The study population included 22,622 participa…
Symptoms of depression and anxiety, and unmet healthcare needs in adults during the Covid-19 pandemic
The presence of depression and anxiety symptoms were strongly associated with perceived unmet healthcare needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Interventions to improve healthcare access for adults with depression and anxiety during the pandemic may be necessary
Examining the state, quality and strength of the evidence in the research on built environments and physical activity among adults
BACKGROUND: Built environments have been implicated in the development of chronic disease, with physical activity (PA) considered one of the critical mechanisms for this relationship. Substantial growth in research on built environments and PA makes navigating the available evidence challenging. OBJECTIVE: To examine and describe the current state, strength and quality of research investigating the associations between built environments and PA d…
Examining the state, quality and strength of the evidence in the research on built environments and physical activity among children and youth
BACKGROUND: Built environments have shown to be associated with health, with physical activity (PA) considered one of the critical pathways for achieving benefits. Navigating available evidence on the built environment and PA is challenging given the number of reviews. OBJECTIVE: Examine the current state and quality of research looking at associations between built environments and total PA and domains of PA (i.e., leisure/recreation, transporta…
Oral Health Problems among Canadians Aged 45 to 85
Oral health is a critical component of overall health. The objective of this study was to describe oral health problems among 47,581 adults aged 45 to 85 in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) among those who have at least one natural tooth (92%) and those without natural teeth across various demographic categories. Among the 47,581 participants in the study, 92% reported having at least one natural tooth (dentate). Among those withou…
Medicine (15 works) · Demography (12 works) · Demography (11 works) · Environmental health (11 works) · Gerontology (8 works) · Population (8 works) · Logistic regression (6 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works)