Inequidades sociales y diabetes en adolescentes / Social inequities and diabetes among adolescents
Rev. méd. Chile
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134(5): 549-555, mayo 2006. tab
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in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Diseases are not randomly distributed across society. Although the results of several studies consistently report higher occurrence of diabetes among disadvantaged groups in adult populations, rather sparse and contradictory findings have been reported for the young.Aim:
To explore whether the distribution of self reported diabetes among high school students from the Province of Santiago is associated to their socioeconomic position. Material andmethods:
Data originated from a randomly selected sample of 9,203 Chilean high school students. Students answered questionnaires on demographic variables; self reported diabetes status; and several dimensions of social position. We used logistic regression analyses to study the association between diabetic status and the variables `number of cars owned by the family'; 'paternal income' (in Chilean pesos); and `maternal' and `paternal achieved education'.Results:
Univariate analyses suggest the existence of social gradients for the variables number of cars owned and parental education. Multivariable analyses indicate that paternal achieved education is the most influential variable. Students coming from families in which the father has only primary school education, are significantly more likely to report having diabetes (odds ratio=2.03 confidence intervals 1.02-4.04).Conclusions:
In this adolescent population, there is a positive association between several indicators of socioeconomic position and reported diabetes.
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Main subject:
Social Class
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Diabetes Mellitus
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Chile
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Denmark
Institution/Affiliation country:
University of Aarhus/DK
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