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Association between life-course socio-economic status and prevalence of cardio-metabolic risk ractors in five middle-income countries.

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Ogunsina, K; Dibaba, DT; Akinyemiju, T
Published in: J Glob Health
December 2018

BACKGROUND: The burden of non-communicable diseases has increased rapidly in low- and middle-income countries. Past studies have reported an association between socioeconomic status (SES) and cardio-metabolic risk factors, but most have focused on upper income countries. The purpose of this study is to examine the association between SES over the life-course and the burden of cardio-metabolic risk factors in middle-income countries. METHODS: A total of 38 297 adults from China, Mexico, India, South Africa and Russia were included in this cross-sectional study. Life-course SES was defined based on maternal and participant education, and data on blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), self-reported diabetes and hypertension were obtained by trained interviewers. Descriptive, age standardized and multivariable adjusted analyses were conducted using survey weighted statistical procedures in SAS 9.4 (SAS Institute, Cary, NC, USA). RESULTS: Although 14% of men and 12% of women had current hypertension based on blood pressure measurements, only 2% of men and 4% of women were aware of their hypertensive status. Men with stable high life-course SES had higher odds of being overweight/obese (odds ratio OR = 2.01, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.30-3.10), diabetic (OR = 4.82, 95% CI = 2.07-11.2) and hypertensive based on self-report (OR = 3.42, 95% CI = 1.85-6.32) compared to men of low life-course SES. Among women, the odds of being overweight/obese were significantly higher among women with high life-course SES (OR = 1.50, 95% CI = 1.08-2.08). CONCLUSIONS: Higher life-course SES for both men and women was associated with increased odds of overweight/ obesity, and additionally diabetes and hypertension for men in middle income countries.

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J Glob Health

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EISSN

2047-2986

Publication Date

December 2018

Volume

8

Issue

2

Start / End Page

020405

Location

Scotland

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • South Africa
  • Social Class
  • Russia
  • Risk Factors
  • Prevalence
  • Middle Aged
  • Mexico
  • Metabolic Diseases
  • Male
 

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Ogunsina, K., Dibaba, D. T., & Akinyemiju, T. (2018). Association between life-course socio-economic status and prevalence of cardio-metabolic risk ractors in five middle-income countries. J Glob Health, 8(2), 020405. https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.08.020405
Ogunsina, Kemi, Daniel T. Dibaba, and Tomi Akinyemiju. “Association between life-course socio-economic status and prevalence of cardio-metabolic risk ractors in five middle-income countries.J Glob Health 8, no. 2 (December 2018): 020405. https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.08.020405.
Ogunsina, Kemi, et al. “Association between life-course socio-economic status and prevalence of cardio-metabolic risk ractors in five middle-income countries.J Glob Health, vol. 8, no. 2, Dec. 2018, p. 020405. Pubmed, doi:10.7189/jogh.08.020405.

Published In

J Glob Health

DOI

EISSN

2047-2986

Publication Date

December 2018

Volume

8

Issue

2

Start / End Page

020405

Location

Scotland

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • South Africa
  • Social Class
  • Russia
  • Risk Factors
  • Prevalence
  • Middle Aged
  • Mexico
  • Metabolic Diseases
  • Male