Effects of Education and Income on Incident Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases: A Dutch Prospective Study

BackgroundEducation and income, as two primary socioeconomic indicators, are often used interchangeably in health research. However, there is a lack of clear distinction between these two indicators concerning their associations with health.ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the separate and combined effects of education and income in relation to incident type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in the general population.Design and ParticipantsParticipants aged between 30 and 65 years from the prospective Dutch Lifelines cohort study were included. Two sub-cohorts were subsequently cr... Mehr ...