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Diabetes Complications
Deprivation status is linked to poor metabolic control and frequent microvascular events
March 6th, 2006
Deprivation status is linked to poor metabolic control and more frequent microvascular complications in diabetes population. "Previous studies have related poor glycemic control and/or some diabetes complications to low socioeconomic status. Some aspects of socioeconomic status have not been assessed in these studies. In the present study, we used an individual index of deprivation, the Evaluation de la Precarite et des Inegalites de sante dans les Centers d'Examens de Sante (Evaluation of Precarity and Inequalities in Health Examination Centers [EPICES]) score, to determine the relationship among glycemic control, diabetes complications, and individual conditions of...
Source: Obesity & Diabetes Week (2006-03-06)
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