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Education and diabetes in a racially and ethnically diverse population.

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,...

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Published in:American Journal of Public Health Vol. 96; no. 9; pp. 1637 - 1643
Main Authors: Borrell LN, Dallo FJ, White K
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: American Public Health Association Sep2006
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        affil: Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, School of Dental and Oral Surgeons, Columbia University, 722 West 168th St, New York, NY 10032; lnb2@columbia.edu
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          Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
          Educational Status
          Ethnic Groups
          Adult
          Aged
          Aged, 80 and Over
          Body Mass Index
          Confidence Intervals
          Cross Sectional Studies
          Data Analysis Software
          Descriptive Statistics
          Female
          Funding Source
          Logistic Regression
          Male
          Middle Age
          Odds Ratio
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          Self Report
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          Adult: 19-44 years
          Aged: 65+ years
          Aged, 80 & over
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Female
          Male
      ab: 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.
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