Independent roles of country of birth and socioeconomic status in the occurrence of type 2 diabetes

BMC Public Health
Seyed Morteza ShamshirgaranAnnemarie Hennessy

Abstract

There is strong evidence based on previous studies that ethnicity and socioeconomic status are important determinants of diversity in the occurrence of diabetes. However, the independent roles of socioeconomic status, country of birth and lifestyle factors in the occurrence of type 2 diabetes have not been clearly identified. This study investigated the relationships between socioeconomic status, country of birth and type 2 diabetes in a large diverse sample of residents of New South Wales, Australia, and aged 45 years and over. The analysis used self-reported baseline questionnaire data from 266,848 participants in the 45 and Up Study. Educational attainment, work status and income were used as indicators of socioeconomic status. Logistic regression models were built to investigate associations between socioeconomic status, country of birth and type 2 diabetes. The adjusted odds of type 2 diabetes were significantly higher for people born in many overseas countries, compared to Australian-born participants. Compared with participants who had a university degree or higher qualification, the adjusted odds ratio (OR) for diabetes was higher in all other educational categories. Diabetes was more prevalent in people who were retire...Continue Reading

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Oct 21, 2015·Diabetes/metabolism Research and Reviews·Ernesto MaddaloniPaolo Pozzilli
Jan 7, 2015·Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health·Seyed Morteza ShamshirgaranAnnemarie Hennessy
Mar 26, 2015·Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders·Niloofar PeykariBagher Larijani
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