A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Excess body weight, cigarette smoking, and type II diabetes incidence in the national FINRISK studies




AuthorsNeil Mehta, Sari Stenholm, Satu Männistä, Pekka Jousilahti, Irma Elo

PublisherELSEVIER SCIENCE INC

Publication year2020

JournalAnnals of Epidemiology

Journal name in sourceANNALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Journal acronymANN EPIDEMIOL

Volume42

First page 12

Last page18

Number of pages7

ISSN1047-2797

eISSN1873-2585

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2019.12.008

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://europepmc.org/articles/pmc7231607?pdf=render


Abstract
Purpose: We identify the individual and joint contributions of excess weight and cigarette smoking to national-level type II diabetes (T2D) incidence and to educational and gender disparities therein filling an important gap in T2D epidemiology.Methods: Based on the FINRISK surveys conducted in 1997, 2002, and 2007 and linked to the Finnish National Drug Reimbursement Register through 2011, we used a regression-counterfactual approach to estimate the percentage of diagnosed drug-treated incident T2D cases attributable to excess body weight and cigarette smoking. Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference were evaluated.Results: T2D incidence was 10.24 in men and 7.04 in women per 1000 person-years. Excess baseline BMI (>= 25.0 kg/m(2)) explained 69% and 63%, and smoking explained 9% and 14% of T2D incidence, in men and women, respectively. Most of the gender difference was explained by the risk factors. Approximately 90% in men and 98% in women of the higher T2D incidence among those in the lower versus upper third of the educational distribution was explained by excess BMI. The results were similar for waist circumference and lifetime maximum BMI.Conclusions: Excess body weight is the main risk factor contributing to national-level T2D incidence and disparities by educational attainment and gender in a high-income population. (C) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.



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