Is hemoglobin A1c level associated with measures of socio-economic status in non-diabetics after controlling for known explanatory factors?

Stress and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 185-192

  Kelly, Shona J ^a   Stedman, Jonathan ^a   Leonardi Bee, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood glucose; Glycosylated; Health surveys; Hemoglobin A; Social class; Stress

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRESS;

EID: 24644439373     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1052     Document Type: Article

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