Socioeconomic status and prevalence of self-reported diabetes among adults in Tehran: results from a large population-based cross-sectional study (Urban HEART-2)

Introduction Diabetes mellitus is an important public health challenge worldwide. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes varies across countries. The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of type 2 diabetes and to determine related factors including socioeconomic factors in a large random sampl...

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Published in:Journal of endocrinological investigation 2016-05, Vol.39 (5), p.515-522
Main Authors: Asadi-Lari, M., Khosravi, A., Nedjat, S., Mansournia, M. A., Majdzadeh, R., Mohammad, K., Vaez-Mahdavi, M. R., Faghihzadeh, S., Haeri Mehrizi, A. A., Cheraghian, B.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology
Endocrinology
Female
Humans
Iran - epidemiology
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Metabolic Diseases
Middle Aged
Original Article
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Self Report
Social Class
Young Adult
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Summary:Introduction Diabetes mellitus is an important public health challenge worldwide. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes varies across countries. The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of type 2 diabetes and to determine related factors including socioeconomic factors in a large random sample of Tehran population in 2011. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 91,814 individuals aged over 20 years were selected randomly based on a multistage, cluster sampling. All participants were interviewed by trained personnel using standard questionnaires. Prevalence and Townsend deprivation indexes were calculated. Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to construct wealth index. Logistic regression model was used in multivariate analysis. Results The estimated prevalence of self-reported diabetes was 4.98 % overall, 4.76 %in men and 5.19 % in women ( P  
ISSN:1720-8386
1720-8386
DOI:10.1007/s40618-015-0384-6