Income and wealth inequality is associated with young-onset type 2 diabetes

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World J Diabetes. Sep 15, 2025; 16(9): 108480
Published online Sep 15, 2025. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v16.i9.108480

Table 1 Characteristics of young adults aged 20-39 years in 2008 in Taiwan

Family income	Low income (n = 4089530)	Middle income (n = 2403286)	High income (n = 857452)	P value
Age groups (years)
20-26	1472366 (36.0)	581685 (24.2)	240454 (28.0)	< 0.001
27-33	1508413 (36.9)	1120116 (46.6)	211102 (24.6)	< 0.001
34-39	1108751 (27.1)	701485 (29.2)	405896 (47.3)	< 0.001
Age (years)	29.2 (5.6)	30.2 (5.1)	31.2 (6.1)	< 0.001
Sex				< 0.001
Male	2027489 (49.6)	1178843 (49.1)	484829 (56.5)
Female	2062041 (50.4)	1224443 (50.9)	372623 (43.5)
Family income, NTD per months
Income (NTD)	14642 (8104)	32302 (6690)	62268 (19043)	< 0.001
Comorbidity
Overweight	1909 (0)	1115 (0)	307 (0)	0.001
Obesity	7468 (0.2)	4571 (0.2)	1746 (0.2)	0.001
Severe obesity	1758 (0)	958 (0)	306 (0)	0.014
Smoking	23634 (0.6)	11889 (0.5)	3588 (0.4)	< 0.001
Alcohol	16724 (0.4)	3722 (0.2)	815 (0.1)	< 0.001
Hypertension	50019 (1.2)	31337 (1.3)	14360 (1.7)	< 0.001
Gout	63456 (1.6)	43384 (1.8)	19583 (2.3)	< 0.001
Psychotic disorders	85271 (2.1)	25667 (1.1)	8480 (1.0)	< 0.001
Charlson Comorbidity Index score	1.3 (0.8)	1.2 (0.7)	1.2 (0.6)	< 0.001
Frequency of outpatients visits per year	23 (24.2)	22.3 (21.3)	21.4 (20.6)	< 0.001
Follow-up (years)	8.0 (0.4)	8.0 (0.3)	8.0 (0.3)	< 0.001

The expression of data is mean (SD). The New Taiwan Dollar: United States Dollar ratio was 30:1 in 2009. NTD: New Taiwan Dollar.

Citation: Yen FS, Wei JCC, Hung YM, Liu JS, Hwu CM, Hsu CC. Income and wealth inequality is associated with young-onset type 2 diabetes. World J Diabetes 2025; 16(9): 108480
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9358/full/v16/i9/108480.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4239/wjd.v16.i9.108480

Yen FS, Wei JCC, Hung YM, Liu JS, Hwu CM, Hsu CC. Income and wealth inequality is associated with young-onset type 2 diabetes. World J Diabetes 2025; 16(9): 108480 [PMID: 40980301 DOI: 10.4239/wjd.v16.i9.108480]

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