Association of Sustained Low or High Income and Income Changes With Risk of Incident Type 2 Diabetes Among Individuals Aged 30 to 64 Years.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Evidence of the association between income fluctuation and risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is scarce.

Objective

To investigate whether sustained low or high income and income changes are associated with incidence of T2D.

Design, setting, and participants

In this population-based cohort study, more than 7.8 million adults without T2D aged 30 to 64 years from a nationally representative sample from the Korean Health Insurance Service database were enrolled in 2012 and followed up to 2019 (median follow-up, 6.3 years [IQR, 6.1-6.6 years]).

Exposures

Twenty quantiles of monthly health insurance premiums determined income levels. Income quartiles were annually analyzed from 2008 to 2012. Beneficiaries of the Medical Aid Program were regarded as those with v

SUBMITTER: Park JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10442710 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature