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- Title
Education and Diabetes in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Population.
- Authors
Borrell, Luisa N.; Dallo, Florence J.; White, Kellee
- Abstract
Objectives. We used data from the National Health Interview Survey (1997-2002) to examine the association between education and the prevalence of diabetes in US adults and whether this relation differs by race/ethnicity. Methods. The analyses were limited to non-Hispanic Blacks, non-Hispanic Whites, and Hispanics. SUDAAN was used to account for the complex sampling design. Results. Educational attainment was inversely associated with the prevalence of diabetes. Individuals with less than a high-school diploma were 1.6 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.4, 1.8) times more likely to have diabetes than those with at least a bachelor's degree. Whites and Hispanics exhibited a significant relation between diabetes and having less than a high-school education (odds ratio [OR] = 1.7; 95% CI = 1.5, 2.0; and OR = 1.6; 95% CI = 1.1, 2.3, respectively). In addition, the odds of having diabetes was stronger for women (OR = 1.9; 95% CI = 1.6, 2.4) than for men (OR = 1.4; 95% CI = 1.1, 1.6) Conclusions. Educational attainment was inversely associated with diabetes prevalence among Whites, Hispanics, and women but not among Blacks. Education may have a different effect on diabetes health among different racial/ethnic groups. (Am J Public Health. 2006;96:1637-1642.doi:10.2105/AJPH.2005.072884)
- Subjects
UNITED States; DIABETES; EDUCATIONAL attainment; GENDER; ETHNICITY; HEALTH &; race; DISEASES in adults; DEMOGRAPHY; POPULATION; DISEASES; PATIENTS
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2006, Vol 96, Issue 9, p1637
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2005.072884