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. 2014 Dec;106(3):e68-73.
doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2014.09.033. Epub 2014 Oct 5.

Understanding geographical inequities in diabetes: multilevel evidence from 114,755 adults in Sydney, Australia

Thomas Astell-Burt  1 , Xiaoqi Feng  2 , Gregory S Kolt  3 , Mark McLean  4 , Glen Maberly  4
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Understanding geographical inequities in diabetes: multilevel evidence from 114,755 adults in Sydney, Australia

Thomas Astell-Burt et al. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2014 Dec.

Abstract

Multilevel analysis revealed the odds of having diabetes varied geographically by 42% among 114,755 persons. Approximately 9% of this variation was attributable to behavioural risk factors, 41% due to health status and obesity, 26% due to socioeconomic circumstances and 13% to country of birth. Contextual risk factors warrant future investigation.

Keywords: Geographical inequity; Multilevel modelling; Person-level risk factors.

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