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Educational Achievements, Employment and Social Class of Insulin‐Dependent Diabetics: A Survey of a Young Adult Clinic in Liverpool
Author(s) -
Ardron Mark
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
diabetic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1464-5491
pISSN - 0742-3071
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-5491.1987.tb00928.x
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , epidemiology , social class , pediatrics , gerontology , family medicine , demography , endocrinology , sociology , political science , law
The educational achievements, current employment, and social class of 137 diabetic patients aged 20.9 ± 3.0 years (mean ± SD), attending a Young Adult Diabetic clinic in North Liverpool were surveyed. The duration of diabetes was 7.8 ± 5.0 years. Patients who developed diabetes in childhood (age at diagnosis <13 years) were more likely to have achieved educational qualifications, be employed, and be of social class I or II than those developing diabetes aged 13–25 years. Compared with non‐diabetic young adults from North Liverpool, diabetics achieved similar educational qualifications and were as likely to be employed after leaving full‐time education. This is an encouraging finding in the present harsh economic climate. The clustering of social classes I and II in childhood diabetics found in this study requires a larger epidemiological study of social class and insulin‐dependent diabetes for confirmation.