 Education and diabetes in a racially and ethnically diverse populationL.N. Borrell, F.J. Dallo and K. White American Journal of Public Health, 2006, vol. 96, issue 9, 1637-1642 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. Date: 2006 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2005.072884_8 Access Statistics for this article American Journal of Public Health is currently edited by Alfredo Morabia More articles in American Journal of Public Health from American Public Health Association |
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