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Jennifer O’Loughlin, PhD Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Montreal Understanding Youth Smoking With NDIT

Monday, 13 March 2017 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm –

McIntyre Medical Building 3655 promenade Sir William Osler – Rm 210/211 – 2 nd Floor ALL ARE WELCOME

SYNOPSIS: The Nicotine Dependence in Teens (NDIT) study is a longitudinal investigation of 1294 students recruited in 1999–2000 from all grade 7 classes in a purposive 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. Questionnaires were also completed after graduation from high school in 2007–08, 2011–12, 2017-18 when participants were aged 20, 24 and 30 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 96 publications and 111 conference presentations; and 29 MSc, PhD and post doc students have used NDIT data. Access to NDIT data is open to university-appointed or affiliated investigators and to masters, doctoral and postdoctoral students, through their primary supervisor. This presentation will overview NDIT including its context, funding, design and methods, primary results, its Interdisciplinary and KT orientations and its future.