Abstract
Aims
To examine whether socioeconomic position (SEP) was associated with change in cardiovascular
risk factors and meeting treatment targets for cardiovascular risk factors among individuals
with screen-detected Type 2 DM at six-year follow-up.
Methods
The study population was 1533 people with Type 2 DM identified from at stepwise diabetes
screening programme in general practice during 2001–2006 in the ADDITION-Denmark study.
The ADDITION-study was performed as a randomised trial but the two randomisation groups
were analysed as one cohort in this study. Cardiovascular risk factors were measured
at baseline and repeated at follow-up (mean: 5.9 [1.4] years). Information on SEP,
redeemed antihypertensive and lipid-lowering treatment were obtained from Danish registers.
Multivariate analyses were performed to estimate change in cardiovascular risk factors
and difference in meeting treatment targets.
Results
The change in HbA1c, cholesterol, blood pressure and BMI were virtually the same across educational level,
income level, occupational status or cohabiting status. Overall, the ability to meet
treatment targets for HbA1c, cholesterol and blood pressure was not modified by SEP-group. A higher proportion
of people with lower educational level or lower income level in the intensive care
redeemed anti-hypertensive treatment compared to people with higher educational or
income levels.
Conclusion
Screen-detection and early treatment onset did not introduce socioeconomic inequality
in metabolic control in people with screen-detected Type 2 DM at six-year follow-up.
Abbreviations:
ADDITION (Anglo-Danish-Dutch Study of Intensive Treatment in People with Screen-Detected Diabetes in Primary Care), SEP (socioeconomic position)Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: March 10, 2014
Accepted:
January 18,
2014
Received in revised form:
January 7,
2014
Received:
June 27,
2013
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