Socioeconomic Status and the Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Among Adults in Northwest China

Conclusions
Higher incomes and nonmanual occupations were related to a greater prevalence of type 2 diabetes, and high body mass index mediated these associations. These findings suggest that interventions for type 2 diabetes in China should be targeted at populations with high socioeconomic status and nonmanual occupations to reduce lifestyle risk factors and prevent diabetes.

Source: The Diabetes Educator - September 21, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Zhu, S., Hu, J., McCoy, T. P., Li, G., Zhu, J., Lei, M., Yuan, J., Peng, J., Kong, L. Tags: Features Source Type: research