Diabetes and work: 12-year national follow-up study of the association of diabetes incidence with
socioeconomic group, age, gender and country of origin
Engelsk titel: Diabetes and work: 12-year national follow-up study of the association of diabetes incidence with
socioeconomic group, age, gender and country of origin
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Författare:
Poulsen, Kjeld
;
Cleal, Bryan
;
Willaing, Ingrid
Email: kjpo@steno.dk
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 18
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 15069404
Sammanfattning
Aims: To investigate the extent and socioeconomic distribution of incident diabetes among the
Danish working-age population. Methods: The Danish National Diabetes Register was linked with
socioeconomic and population-based registers covering the entire population. We analysed the 12-
year diabetes incidence using multivariate Poisson regression for 2,086,682 people, adjusting for
gender, 10-year age groups, main population groups defined by country of origin, and seven
socioeconomic groups: professionals, managers, technicians, workers skilled at basic level,
unskilled workers, unemployed and pensioners. Results: The crude 12-year incidence of diabetes
was 5.8%. The saturated multivariate model, adjusted for gender, age, country of origin and
socioeconomic status; showed a relative risk (RR) for diabetes incidence of 1.44 for male (reference:
female), 3.95 for the age range of 50-59 years (reference: 30-39 years), 2.07 for unskilled workers
(reference: professionals) and 2.15 for people from countries of ‘non-Western origin’ (reference:
Danish origin). Conclusions: Diabetes incidence increases with age, male gender and low
socioeconomic status; and also among people from countries of ‘non-Western origin’. The results
indicate that getting a more senior workforce will substantially increase the proportion of workers with
diabetes, especially among already vulnerable groups.