Socio‐economic differences in cardiovascular disease risk factor prevalence in people with type 2 diabetes in Scotland: a cross‐sectional study

Aim To describe the association between socio‐economic status and prevalence of key cardiovascular risk factors in people with type 2 diabetes in Scotland. Methods A cross‐sectional study of 264 011 people with type 2 diabetes in Scotland in 2016 identified from the population‐based diabetes register. Socio‐economic status was defined using quintiles of the area‐based Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) with quintile (Q)1 and Q5 used...