Is inflammation a causal chain between low socioeconomic status and type 2 diabetes? Results from the KORA survey 2000

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-60

  Rathmann, Wolfgang ^a   Haastert, Burkhard ^a   Giani, Guido ^a   Koenig, Wolfgang ^b   Imhof, Armin ^b   Herder, Christian ^a   Holle, Rolf ^c   Mielck, Andreas ^c  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Impaired glucose tolerance; Inflammation; Socio economic status; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GERMANY; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 31944439139     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-005-5085-6     Document Type: Article

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