Gender disparities in the association between socio-demographics and non-communicable disease risk factors among adults with disabilities in Shanghai, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors can co-exist with disability and cause a greater burden on the health status of adults with disabilities. A lack of egalitarian social policies in China may result in gender disparities in the NCD risk factors of adults with disabilities. However, little is known about the gender disparities in the association between socio-demographics and NCD risk factors among adults with disabilities in China; consequently, we examined this association among adults with disabilities in Shanghai, China.

Methods

We used the health examination data of 44,896 adults with disabilities in Shanghai in 2014. Descriptive analyses and logistic regression models were conducted to estimate gender disparities in the association between socio-demo

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5855884 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature