Lee_Chiu et al_code_dataset_220622.xlsx

This is the dataset associated with the manuscript: "Increased levels of solar radiation are associated with reduced type-2 diabetes prevalence: a cross-sectional study of Australian postcodes". We used freely available online datasets to evaluate the associations between solar radiation and type-2 diabetes prevalence across Australian. We extracted prevalence data for 1822 postcodes from the Australian Diabetes Map on January 25, 2020. Daily solar radiation data averaged over 30-years (1990-2019) were collated from online databases (Australian Bureau of Meteorology). Population-weighted linear regression models were adjusted for covariates at the postcode level including socioeconomic status (IRSAD), remoteness, mean age, gender, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status, as well as mean annual ambient temperature (1961-1990) and rainfall (1981-2010).