Impact of education level on complications and mortalities in type 2 diabetes: A UK biobank prospective cohort study
Lower educational attainment is associated with increased risks of all-cause mortality, and traditional and non-traditional diabetes-related complications. These findings underscore the need for targeted interventions to address educational disparities in diabetes management and improve health literacy among vulnerable populations.
Authors
- Yunpeng Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7838-5241)
- Chunshu Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0705-7304)
- Chaoyue Hu
- Kehua Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2844-1604)
- Gang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0225-4173)
- Xinlong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7889-9173)
- Jiaoyue Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0794-0378)
- Qiyao Zhao
- Jukai Huang
- Junqiang Dai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5626-0114)
- Zheng Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0190-6037)
- Yan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0592-9030)
- Ping Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-9517)
- Ye Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2573-5471)
- Xiaohui Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9662-259X)
- Haojie Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0476-3286)
- Xin He
- Tianyi Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6777-2025)
- Xinying Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7491-8194)
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24491-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.29
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities