The Association Between Socioeconomic Status and Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus in Rural Japan

ABSTRACT

The objective of this study is to investigate the association between socioeconomic status and diabetes prevalence. A population-based cross-sectional survey was conducted in Japan. The association between household income tertile, duration of education (<12, 12, >12 years), or occupation (blue collar, white collar) and diabetes prevalence were assessed in 6,197 participants using multivariable-adjusted logistic regression models. Blue collar occupation and middle household income were found to be associated with high prevalence of diabetes mellitus.

KEYWORDS:

• diabetes
• education
• income
• occupation
• socioeconomic status

Acknowledgments

This research was undertaken with a grant from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan. We are indebted to the cooperation of the Public Health Research Foundation, all investigators of the Naie Study, and residents of Naie-cho, Hokkaido, Japan.