Area-level socioeconomic characteristics and incidence of metabolic syndrome: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The evidence linking socioeconomic environments and metabolic syndrome (MetS) has primarily been based on cross-sectional studies. This study prospectively examined the relationships between area-level socioeconomic position (SEP) and the incidence of MetS.

Methods

A prospective cohort study design was employed involving 1,877 men and women aged 18+ living in metropolitan Adelaide, Australia, all free of MetS at baseline. Area-level SEP measures, derived from Census data, included proportion of residents completing a university education, and median household weekly income. MetS, defined according to International Diabetes Federation, was ascertained after an average of 3.6 years follow up. Associations between each area-level SEP measure and incident MetS were ex

SUBMITTER: Ngo AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3733986 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature