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The incidence risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in female nurses: a nationwide matched cohort study

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Title
The incidence risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in female nurses: a nationwide matched cohort study
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BMC Public Health, May 2016
DOI 10.1186/s12889-016-3113-y
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Hsiu-Ling Huang, Cheng-Chin Pan, Shun-Mu Wang, Pei-Tseng Kung, Wen-Yu Chou, Wen-Chen Tsai

Abstract

Diabetes is one of the most common chronic illnesses worldwide. This study was to assess whether the incidence risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus between female nurses and female non-nurses. Study data were obtained from the Longitudinal Health Insurance Research Database, and nurses were sampled from the Registry for medical personnel. Nurses and non-nurses with similar traits and health conditions were selected via 1:1 propensity score matching. A total of 111,670 subjects were selected (55,835 nurses and 55,835 non-nurses). Stages of diabetes development were monitored until December 31, 2009. The Cox proportional hazards model was used to discuss risks and influencing factors related to diabetes. Poisson distribution methods were used to examine the incidence rate of diabetes per 1,000 person-years. The propensity matching results show that on average, female nurses who were diagnosed with diabetes were younger compared with the non-nurses (46.98 ± 10.80 vs. 48.31 ± 10.43, p <0.05). However, the results of the Cox proportional hazards model show that the nurses showed a lower risk of developing diabetes compared with the non-nurses (Adj. HR = 0.84, 95 % CI: 0.79-0.90). Factors influencing diabetes development risks among the nurses include advanced age and high Charlson Comorbidity Index levels. The low degree of diabetes development among the nurses may be attributable to the fact that nurses possess substantial knowledge on health care and on healthy behaviors. The results of this study can be used as a reference to assess occupational risks facing nursing staff, to prevent diabetes development, and to promote health education.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 72 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 13 18%
Student > Ph. D. Student 7 10%
Lecturer 5 7%
Student > Bachelor 5 7%
Researcher 5 7%
Other 11 15%
Unknown 26 36%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 20 28%
Medicine and Dentistry 15 21%
Psychology 3 4%
Computer Science 2 3%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 1%
Other 4 6%
Unknown 27 38%
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