Table 3

Number (n) and percentage (%) of participants for the categories of the exposures (education, immigration and income) in the patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes

EducationImmigration*Income†
≤9 years
n (%)
10–12 years
n (%)
>12 years
n (%)
≤10 years
n (%)
>10 years
n (%)
<60%
n (%)
60% to 150%
n (%)
>150%
n (%)
Education (years)<1041 (26)1085 (33)155 (42)686 (35)285 (25)
10–1260 (38)1540 (47)153 (41)930 (48)517 (45)
>1258 (36)691 (21)63 (17)351 (18)335 (29)
Immigration (years)*≤1041 (4)60 (4)58 (8)89 (23)80 (4)9 (1)
>101085 (96)1540 (96)691 (92)300 (77)1908 (96)1131 (99)
Income†<60%155 (14)153 (10)63 (8)89 (50)300 (9)
60%–150%686 (61)930 (58)351 (47)80 (45)108 (57)
>150%285 (25)517 (32)335 (45)9 (5)1131 (34)
  • *Individuals born in Sweden included.

  • Percentage of median disposable income individualized from family income in the Scania region two fiscal years prior to diabetes diagnosis.