Early life socioeconomic inequalities and type 2 diabetes incidence: Longitudinal analyses in the Maastricht study
Authors' conclusion
Socioeconomic inequalities in childhood and adulthood are risk factors for incident T2D. More attention is needed to reduce childhood poverty and improve adult SEP to reduce the T2D risk.
Study context
- Population
- Participants of The Maastricht Study; 55.2 % female, mean (SD) age 58.7(8.7) years
- Participants
- 6,727 participants
- Exposure
- Childhood socioeconomic position (SEP) and incident T2D
- Outcome
- Incident T2D, self-reported yearly
- Follow-up
- Up to 12 years
Methodological detailslongitudinal, Cox regression analyses
- Longitudinal
- Cox regression analyses
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
8.2 (median) years of follow-up
Incident T2D in participants without T2D at baseline
3.7%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Early life socioeconomic inequalities and type 2 diabetes incidence: Longitudinal analyses in the Maastricht study. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 13 September 2024. doi:10.
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