Socio-economic inequality in prevalence of type 2 diabetes among adults in north-west of Iran: a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition.

Farhad Pourfarzi Satar Rezaei Fatemeh Malekzadeh Arash Etemadi Telma Zahirian Moghadam Hamed Zandian

Published in: Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders (2022)

The present study showed that the prevalence of type 2 diabetes was significantly higher among the elderly, women, uneducated, obese, and poor populations. Policies that address people poverty such as increasing job opportunities, increasing the minimum income etc. could reduce diabetes risk for poor people.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
glycemic control
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
public health
adipose tissue
polycystic ovary syndrome
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
physical activity
middle aged
social support
pregnancy outcomes
obese patients
community dwelling
pregnant women
skeletal muscle
bariatric surgery