Does low socioeconomic status increase the prevalence of self-reported diabetes differently in men and women?
Low socioeconomic status is independently associated with a higher prevalence of self-reported diabetes in Canadian women over 40, but this association is not significant in men after adjustment.
prevalence increased with decreasing income category and educational attainment in both genders. The odds ratios for income and education in relation to diabetes after adjustment remained significant in women, but attained unity in men. Canadian women >/=40 years of age of low SES have a relatively high prevalence of diabetes, independent of age, area of residence, obesity, and physical inactivity.
Tang et al. (Sun,) studied this question.