Socioeconomic Status and Incident Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Data from the Women's Health Study
- Lee Timothy C.
- Glynn Robert J.
- Peña Jessica M.
- Paynter Nina P.
- Conen David
- Ridker Paul M.
- Pradhan Aruna D.
- Buring Julie E.
- Albert Michelle A.
DOIAbstract
We prospectively examined whether socioeconomic status (SES) predicts incident type II diabetes (diabetes), a cardiovascular risk equivalent and burgeoning public health epidemic among women. levels <6% and no CVD or diabetes at baseline followed from February 1993 to March 2007. SES was measured by education and income while diabetes was self-reported. = 0.96). Similar associations were observed between income categories and diabetes.Advanced education and increasing income were both inversely associated with incident diabetes even in this relatively well-educated cohort. This relationship was largely explained by behavioral factors, particularly body mass index
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