Gender-related differences in the association between socioeconomic status and self-reported diabetes

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 381-385

  Tang, Mei ^a,b   Chen, Yue ^a   Krewski, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Ventana Clinical Research Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Diabetes; Education; Gender; Income; Prevalence; Self reporting; Sex; Survey

Indexed keywords

DIABETES; EDUCATION; GENDER DISPARITY; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; SELF ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0037628985     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyg075     Document Type: Article

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