Race, socioeconomic status, and rurality influences on type 2 diabetes management among North Carolina adults.

Purpose: To examine the impact of race, socioeconomic status, and rurality on Type 2 diabetes education among adults in North Carolina.

Methods: Our study utilized data from the 2008 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) to conduct a retrospective study and secondary data analysis. To account for the multistage survey design of BRFSS, SAS/SUDAAN was used to calculate adjusted and unadjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).