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The relationship between socioeconomic deprivation and metabolic/cardiovascular risk factors in a cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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PMID:  20869343     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
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AIM: There is conflicting information on the impact of socioeconomic deprivation on outcomes in diabetes. Our aim was to study the relationship between socioeconomic deprivation and clinical outcome indicators in a patient cohort with type 2 diabetes mellitus [T2DM].
METHODS: We recruited a random sample of 446 patients with T2DM [57% male] stratified by Income Deprivation Measure. Data on patient specific socioeconomic status, educational attainment, behaviour and attitudes were gathered by patient interview. Data analysis was by logistic and linear regression with correction for age, gender and duration of diabetes.
RESULTS: The study cohort showed high levels of deprivation with 80% reporting a household annual income of <£20,000 and 69.5% having no formal educational qualification. The cohort was actively managed with high usage of lipid lowering [90.1%], antihypertensive [80.6%] and antiplatelet agents [78%] and correspondingly good control of modifiable risk factors: HbA1c 7.6 [1.4]%, systolic blood pressure 134.2 [20.6], diastolic blood pressure 72.7 [11.2]mmHg, total cholesterol 4.0 [0.9]mmol/L. Socioeconomic disadvantage was strongly related to measures of integration and attitude to diabetes. Despite this there were no significant or consistent relationships between Income Deprivation Measure/self-reported annual household income/educational attainment on metabolic or cardiovascular risk factors.
CONCLUSIONS: Successful management of modifiable risk factors can be achieved in a way that is independent of socioeconomic position.
Authors:
Maurice J O'Kane; Mary McMenamin; Brendan P Bunting; Adrian Moore; Vivien E Coates
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Primary care diabetes     Volume:  4     ISSN:  1751-9918     ISO Abbreviation:  Prim Care Diabetes     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-12-07     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101463825     Medline TA:  Prim Care Diabetes     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  241-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2010 Primary Care Diabetes Europe. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Diabetes Clinic, Altnagelvin Hospital, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Maurice.OKane@westerntrust.hscni.net
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