학술논문
Level of education is associated with coronary heart disease and chronic kidney disease in individuals with type 2 diabetes: a population-based study
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article
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Source
BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, Vol 10, Iss 5 (2022)
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Language
English
ISSN
2052-4897
Abstract
Introduction To study the relationship between education level and vascular complications in individuals with type 2 diabetes in Norway.Research design and methods Multiregional population-based cross-sectional study of individuals with type 2 diabetes in primary care. Data were extracted from electronic medical records in the period 2012–2014. Information on education level was obtained from Statistics Norway. Using multivariable multilevel regression analyses on imputed data we analyzed the association between education level and vascular complications. We adjusted for age, sex, HbA1c, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, smoking and diabetes duration. Results are presented as ORs and 95% CIs.Results Of 8192 individuals with type 2 diabetes included, 34.0% had completed compulsory education, 49.0% upper secondary education and 16.9% higher education. The prevalence of vascular complications in the three education groups was: coronary heart disease 25.9%, 23.0% and 16.9%; stroke 9.6%, 7.4% and 6.6%; chronic kidney disease (estimated glomerular filtration rate