TY - JOUR
T1 - Cumulative social risk and type 2 diabetes in US adults
T2 - The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2006
AU - Echouffo-Tcheugui, Justin B.
AU - Caleyachetty, Rishi
AU - Muennig, Peter A.
AU - Narayan, K. M.
AU - Golden, Sherita H.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© European Society of Cardiology 2015.
PY - 2016/8/1
Y1 - 2016/8/1
N2 - Background The cumulative effects of adverse social factors on the diabetes risk remains to be clarified. Design Cross-sectional analysis of the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2006. Methods We included 10,276 adults aged ≥20 years. Diabetes mellitus was defined by physician diagnosis or fasting plasma glucose (≥126 mg/dl) or glycated hemoglobin (≥6.5%). Social risk factors (low family income, low education level, minority racial/ethnic group status, and single-living status) and health-related behaviors (physical activity and dietary intake) were self-reported. Social risk factors were combined in a cumulative social risk index (range 0 to ≥3) and logistic regression used to assess the association of cumulative social risk and diabetes, taking into account complex survey design and sampling weights. Results Of 10,276 participants, 1515 (weighted proportion - 10%) had diabetes, 3295 (32.3%) and 1830 (9.0%) were exposed to ≥1 adverse social risk factor and ≥3 social risk factors, respectively. Diabetes was associated with increasing cumulative social risk in a graded manner (p for trend <0.001). Compared with a cumulative social risk score of 0, the age- and sex-adjusted diabetes odds for a cumulative social risk score of ≥3 was 2.84 (95% confidence interval: 2.23-3.62), and 2.72 (95% confidence interval: 2.05-3.60) after further adjustment for family history of diabetes, body mass index, smoking, dietary intake and leisure time physical activity. Health behaviors and adiposity only partially influenced the cumulative social risk and diabetes relationship. Conclusions Simultaneous exposure to several adverse social risk factors significantly influences the odds of diabetes. Better prevention and control of diabetes needs accounting for all aspects of social disadvantage.
AB - Background The cumulative effects of adverse social factors on the diabetes risk remains to be clarified. Design Cross-sectional analysis of the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2006. Methods We included 10,276 adults aged ≥20 years. Diabetes mellitus was defined by physician diagnosis or fasting plasma glucose (≥126 mg/dl) or glycated hemoglobin (≥6.5%). Social risk factors (low family income, low education level, minority racial/ethnic group status, and single-living status) and health-related behaviors (physical activity and dietary intake) were self-reported. Social risk factors were combined in a cumulative social risk index (range 0 to ≥3) and logistic regression used to assess the association of cumulative social risk and diabetes, taking into account complex survey design and sampling weights. Results Of 10,276 participants, 1515 (weighted proportion - 10%) had diabetes, 3295 (32.3%) and 1830 (9.0%) were exposed to ≥1 adverse social risk factor and ≥3 social risk factors, respectively. Diabetes was associated with increasing cumulative social risk in a graded manner (p for trend <0.001). Compared with a cumulative social risk score of 0, the age- and sex-adjusted diabetes odds for a cumulative social risk score of ≥3 was 2.84 (95% confidence interval: 2.23-3.62), and 2.72 (95% confidence interval: 2.05-3.60) after further adjustment for family history of diabetes, body mass index, smoking, dietary intake and leisure time physical activity. Health behaviors and adiposity only partially influenced the cumulative social risk and diabetes relationship. Conclusions Simultaneous exposure to several adverse social risk factors significantly influences the odds of diabetes. Better prevention and control of diabetes needs accounting for all aspects of social disadvantage.
KW - Social risk factor
KW - cumulative risk
KW - diabetes
KW - health disparities
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U2 - 10.1177/2047487315627036
DO - 10.1177/2047487315627036
M3 - Review article
C2 - 26763901
AN - SCOPUS:84978946300
SN - 2047-4873
VL - 23
SP - 1282
EP - 1288
JO - European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
JF - European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
IS - 12
ER -