Key result
Higher adult educational status and adult skilled occupation were protective against the metabolic syndrome in African Americans.
Why the study?
Does higher socioeconomic status reduce the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in African Americans?
Observational
Does higher socioeconomic status reduce the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in African Americans?
Higher adult educational status and skilled occupation are associated with a lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome in African Americans.
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Adult education and skilled occupation may link to lower metabolic syndrome risk in African Americans; observational data leave causal effects and practice change open.
We evaluated the association between socioeconomic status (SES) during childhood and adulthood and prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in African Americans. Higher adult educational status and adult skilled occupation were protective against the metabolic syndrome, but no associations were found between the metabolic syndrome and other SES variables. Differences by gender were observed. Improving access to education among African Americans could reduce risk for the metabolic syndrome, but more research is needed in minority populations.
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Lucove et al. (2006) conducted an observational in Metabolic syndrome. Socioeconomic status (SES) was evaluated on Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome. Higher adult educational status and adult skilled occupation were protective against the metabolic syndrome in African Americans.
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