More schooling is associated with lower hemoglobin A1c at the high-risk tail of the distribution: an unconditional quantile regression analysis

More schooling is associated with lower hemoglobin A1c at the high-risk tail of the distribution: an unconditional quantile regression analysis

Abstract Background Risk of diabetes increases exponentially with higher levels of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c). Education is inversely associated with average HbA1c, however, differential associations between education and HbA1c across the HbA1c distribution have not been evaluated. Methods Heal...

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Main Authors: Jillian Hebert, Amanda M. Irish, Aayush Khadka, Abigail Arons, Alicia R. Riley, Elbert S. Huang, Anusha M. Vable
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Unconditional quantile regression
Distributional effects
Effect heterogeneity
Diabetes
US Health and Retirement Study (HRS)
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23063-x
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