Socioeconomic status is not associated with type 2 diabetes incidence in an elderly population in Germany: KORA S4/F4 Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Bernd Kowall,
Wolfgang Rathmann,
Klaus Straßburger,
Christa Meisinger,
Rolf Holle,
Andreas Mielck
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of epidemiology and community health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.692
H-Index - 170
eISSN - 1470-2738
pISSN - 0143-005X
DOI - 10.1136/jech.2009.094086
Subject(s) - medicine , socioeconomic status , incidence (geometry) , demography , cohort , diabetes mellitus , cohort study , population , type 2 diabetes , gerontology , environmental health , endocrinology , physics , sociology , optics
An association between socioeconomic status (SES) and the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been found for younger and middle-aged individuals, but studies of this relationship in elderly populations are rare.
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