Estimating the direct and indirect pathways between education and diabetes incidence among Canadian men and women: A mediation analysis

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 143-149

  Smith, Peter M ^a,b,c   Smith, Brendan T ^b,c   Mustard, Cameron A ^b,c   Lu, Hong ^d   Glazier, Richard H ^c,d,e  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Gender; Mediation; Social epidemiology; Socioeconomic position

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANADA; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO;

EID: 84873428133     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2012.12.012     Document Type: Article

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