Effects of Education and Income on Incident Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases: a Dutch Prospective Study.

ABSTRACT: Education and income, as two primary socioeconomic indicators, are often used interchangeably in health research. However, there is a lack of clear distinction between these two indicators concerning their associations with health. This study aimed to investigate the separate and combined effects of education and income in relation to incident type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in the general population. Participants aged between 30 and 65 years from the prospective Dutch Lifelines cohort study were included. Two sub-cohorts were subsequently created, including 83,759 and 91,083 participants for a type 2 diabetes cohort and a cardiovascular diseases cohort, respectively. Education and income level were assessed by self-report questionnaires. The outcomes were incident type 2 diabe

SUBMITTER: Duan MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9640500 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature