Open AccessThe Influence of Educational Attainment on Depression and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Author(s) -
Briana Mezuk,
William W. Eaton,
Sherita Hill Golden,
Yu Ding
Publication year - 2008
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.2007.126441
Subject(s) - body mass index , type 2 diabetes , medicine , hazard ratio , depression (economics) , proportional hazards model , moderation , major depressive disorder , demography , population , family history , confidence interval , educational attainment , psychiatry , gerontology , psychology , diabetes mellitus , environmental health , endocrinology , social psychology , cognition , sociology , economics , macroeconomics , economic growth
We investigated the association between major depressive disorder and type 2 diabetes, whether that association is explained by health behaviors, and whether it is influenced by educational attainment.