Association of education level with diabetes prevalence in Latin American cities and its modification by city social environment.

Ariela Braverman-BronsteinPhilipp HesselCatalina González-UribeMaria F KrokerFrancisco Diez-CansecoBrent LangellierDiego I LucumiLorena Rodríguez OsiacAndrés TrottaAna V Diez Roux

Published in: Journal of epidemiology and community health (2021)

Social inequities in diabetes inequalities increase as cities develop. To achieve non-communicable disease-related sustainable development goals in LMIC, there is an urgent need to develop policies aimed at reducing these educational inequities.

Keyphrases

healthcare
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
glycemic control
mental health
public health
risk factors
metabolic syndrome
weight loss