Comparing Diabetes Prevalence Between African Americans and Whites of Similar Socioeconomic Status
Author(s) -
Lisa B. Signorello,
David G. Schlundt,
Sarah S. Cohen,
Mark Steinwandel,
Maciej S. Buchowski,
Joseph K. McLaughlin,
Margaret K. Hargreaves,
William J. Blot
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2006.094482
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , medicine , demography , body mass index , odds ratio , logistic regression , confidence interval , diabetes mellitus , gerontology , cohort , type 2 diabetes , risk factor , environmental health , population , sociology , endocrinology
We investigated whether racial disparities in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes exist beyond what may be attributable to differences in socioeconomic status (SES) and other modifiable risk factors.
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