1. Association between socioeconomic status and metabolic control and diabetes complications: a cross-sectional nationwide study in Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Author
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Xiaoming Tao, Jihu Li, Linong Ji, Xiaolin Zhu, Dayi Hu, Bin Zhao, Suyuan Jiang, Cuiping Jiang, Qiang Feng, Jiao Sun, Chang-yu Pan, and Yuxin Huang
- Subjects
Adult ,Blood Glucose ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Cross-sectional study ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,Blood lipids ,030209 endocrinology & metabolism ,Blood Pressure ,Type 2 diabetes ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Diabetes complications ,Asian People ,Diabetes management ,Risk Factors ,Internal medicine ,Diabetes mellitus ,medicine ,Prevalence ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Risk factor ,Original Investigation ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,Glycated Hemoglobin ,business.industry ,Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ,Odds ratio ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ,Social Class ,Socioeconomic status ,Female ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Abstract
Background Low socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with adverse cardiovascular risk factor patterns and poor outcomes in patients with diabetes. The aim of this study was to determine whether SES is associated with the control of blood glucose, blood pressure, blood cholesterol (3Bs), and diabetic complications in Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes. Methods Data regarding patients’ demographics, social economics, diabetes complications, and cardiovascular risk profiles were analyzed for 25,454 patients. The outcomes of interest were the proportions of patients with HbA1c
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- 2016