Social Status, Risky Health Behaviors, and Diabetes in Middle-Aged and Older Adults | Zendy

Linda A. Wray | Zendy; Duane F. Alwin | Zendy; Ryan J. McCammon | Zendy; Timothy Manning | Zendy; Latrica E. Best | Zendy

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Social Status, Risky Health Behaviors, and Diabetes in Middle-Aged and Older Adults

Author(s) -

Linda A. Wray,

Duane F. Alwin,

Ryan J. McCammon,

Timothy Manning,

Latrica E. Best

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

the journals of gerontology series b

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1758-5368

pISSN - 1079-5014

DOI - 10.1093/geronb/61.6.s290

Subject(s) - odds , health and retirement study , gerontology , demography , diabetes mellitus , respondent , incidence (geometry) , medicine , logistic regression , odds ratio , social support , obesity , psychology , social psychology , physics , optics , pathology , sociology , political science , law , endocrinology

This article investigates: (a) how social status influences diabetes prevalence and incidence; (b) how risky health behaviors contribute to the prediction of incident diabetes; (c) if the effects of health behaviors mediate the effects of social status on incident diabetes; and (d) if these effects differ in midlife and older age.

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