Lucove Jaime C, Kaufman Jay S, James Sherman A
Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2007 Feb;97(2):234-6. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.087429. Epub 2006 Dec 28.
We evaluated the association between socioeconomic status (SES) during childhood and adulthood and prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in African Americans. Higher adult educational status and adult skilled occupation were protective against the metabolic syndrome, but no associations were found between the metabolic syndrome and other SES variables. Differences by gender were observed. Improving access to education among African Americans could reduce risk for the metabolic syndrome, but more research is needed in minority populations.
我们评估了非裔美国人儿童期和成年期的社会经济地位(SES)与代谢综合征患病率之间的关联。较高的成年教育程度和成年技术职业对代谢综合征具有保护作用,但未发现代谢综合征与其他SES变量之间存在关联。观察到了性别差异。改善非裔美国人接受教育的机会可能会降低患代谢综合征的风险,但在少数族裔人群中还需要更多研究。