A recent study published by Statistics Canada and reported by CBC news highlights an important issue in women’s health in Canada today: the conclusively demonstrated link between women’s poverty and poor health.
The StatsCan study indicates that a clear association exists between the occurrence of type 2 diabetes in women and their socio-economic level. In particular, women in lower-income households were more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those in high-income households.
Read the CBC news story: http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/08/18/diabetes-income-canadians.html#ixzz0xA5NdqRB
Read the Statistics Canada study: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-003-x/2010003/article/11325-eng.htm
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