作者
C Thomas, C Nightingale, A Rudnicka, C Owen, N Sattar, D Cook, P Whincup
发表日期
2010/9/1
期刊
Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
卷号
64
期号
Suppl 1
页码范围
A7-A8
出版商
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
简介
Objectives
To examine the influence of socio-economic position on type 2 diabetes risk markers in different ethnic groups and determine whether differences in socio-economic position can explain ethnic differences in type 2 diabetes risk.
Design
Cross-sectional survey of children in 200 primary schools in London, Birmingham and Leicester (Child Heart and Health Study England, or CHASE) in which standardised anthropometric and fasting blood measurements were made. Ethnic origin was defined by parental self-report. Parent9s socio-economic position (based on occupation) was measured using the National Statistics Socioeconomic Classification (NS-SEC). Statistical analyses were adjusted for age and sex and included a random effect for school.
Participants
4796 children (1153 white European, 1306 South Asian, 1215 black African/Caribbean) aged 9–10 years.
Main outcome measures
Height, adiposity …
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