TY - JOUR
T1 - The Association Between Educational Attainment and Diabetes Among Men in the United States
AU - Whitaker, Shanta M.
AU - Bowie, Janice V.
AU - McCleary, Rachael
AU - Gaskin, Darrell J.
AU - LaVeist, Thomas A.
AU - Thorpe, Roland J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2014.
PY - 2014/7/12
Y1 - 2014/7/12
N2 - Few studies have examined the relationship between education and diabetes among men in the United States and whether this relationship differs by race/ethnicity. This study examined whether racial disparities in diabetes existed by educational attainment in 336,746 non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, and Hispanic men 18 years of age and older in the United States. Logistic regression models were specified to examine the odds of reporting diabetes by educational attainment. Within race/ethnicity, both White and Hispanic men who had less than a high school education (odds ratio [OR] = 1.42, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.19, 1.69], and OR = 1.64, 95% CI = [1.22, 2.21], respectively) had consistently higher odds of diabetes than men with a bachelor’s degree or higher level of educational attainment. Educational attainment did not appear to be associated with reporting a diagnosis of diabetes in non-Hispanic Black men. Identifying why educational attainment is associated with diabetes outcomes in some racial/ethnic groups but not others is essential for diabetes treatment and management.
AB - Few studies have examined the relationship between education and diabetes among men in the United States and whether this relationship differs by race/ethnicity. This study examined whether racial disparities in diabetes existed by educational attainment in 336,746 non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, and Hispanic men 18 years of age and older in the United States. Logistic regression models were specified to examine the odds of reporting diabetes by educational attainment. Within race/ethnicity, both White and Hispanic men who had less than a high school education (odds ratio [OR] = 1.42, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.19, 1.69], and OR = 1.64, 95% CI = [1.22, 2.21], respectively) had consistently higher odds of diabetes than men with a bachelor’s degree or higher level of educational attainment. Educational attainment did not appear to be associated with reporting a diagnosis of diabetes in non-Hispanic Black men. Identifying why educational attainment is associated with diabetes outcomes in some racial/ethnic groups but not others is essential for diabetes treatment and management.
KW - diabetes
KW - health inequality/disparity
KW - quantitative research
KW - social determinants of health
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U2 - 10.1177/1557988313520034
DO - 10.1177/1557988313520034
M3 - Article
C2 - 24429135
AN - SCOPUS:84911981511
SN - 1557-9883
VL - 8
SP - 349
EP - 356
JO - American journal of men's health
JF - American journal of men's health
IS - 4
ER -