Association between education and health outcomes among adults with disabilities: evidence from Shanghai, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adults with disabilities often have worse health outcomes than do their peers without disabilities. While education is a key determinant of health, there is little research available on the health disparities across education levels among adults with disabilities in developing countries. We therefore examined the association between health outcomes and education among adults with disabilities in Shanghai, China.

Methods

We used the health examination records of 42,715 adults with disabilities in Shanghai in 2014. Five health outcomes, including two diseases (fatty liver and hemorrhoids) and three risk factors (overweight [body mass index ≥ 24]), high blood glucose, and high blood lipid), were evaluated. Descriptive statistics and Pearson's chi-square test were use

SUBMITTER: Ge T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6385680 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature