Socio-economic inequalities in diabetes and prediabetes among Bangladeshi adults

This study used data from the latest Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2017 –18, a nationally representative survey. A regression-based decomposition method was applied to assess the socioeconomic contributors to inequality. The prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes were about 10 and 15% among Bangladeshi adults, respectively. Both diabetes and prediabetes were significa ntly associated with age, wealth status, suffering from overweight or obesity and administrative divisions of the respondents (p <  0.001). Respondents’ household wealth status accounted for about 74 and 81% of the total inequality in diabetes and prediabetes in Bangladesh, respectively. Administrative region contributed 24.85% of the inequality in prediabetes and 12.26% of the inequality in diabetes. In addition, overweigh t or obesity status contributed 11.37% and exposure to television contributed 5.17% of the inequality in diabetes. Diabetes and prediabetes affect a substantial proportion of the Bangladeshi adult population. Therefore, these findings should be considered in the context of current and proposed polic y decision making and for tracking its progression with economic development in Bangladesh.
Source: Diabetology International - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research