LáShauntá M Glover1, Alain G Bertoni2, Sherita H Golden3, Peter Baltrus4, Yuan-I Min5, Mercedes R Carnethon6, Herman Taylor7, Mario Sims5. 1. Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA. Electronic address: lmglover@unc.edu. 2. Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. 3. Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. 4. Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. 5. Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA. 6. Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA. 7. Cardiovascular Research Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Abstract
AIM: To examine the association of psychosocial resources with prevalent type 2 diabetes (T2D) in 5104 African American men and women. METHODS: Using data from the Jackson Heart Study (JHS), we evaluated the cross-sectional associations of four psychosocial resources (social support, optimism, religiosity, and social networks) with T2D [fasting glucose ≥126 mg/dL, or HbA1c ≥ 6.5%, or use of diabetic medication]. Multivariable Poisson regression estimated prevalence ratios (PR, 95% confidence interval-CI) of T2D by each psychosocial measure, adjusting for demographics, SES, waist circumference, health behaviors, and depressive symptoms. RESULTS: Women reported greater religiosity and had more social networks than men (p < 0.001). High (vs. low) social support was associated with a lower prevalence of T2D among men after full adjustment (PR 0.74, 95% CI 0.59-0.91). Women with high (vs. low) social networks had a 16% lower prevalence of T2D (PR 0.84, 95% CI 0.73-0.96) after full adjustment. High (vs. low) optimism was associated with a 20% lower prevalence of T2D after adjustment for age (PR 0.80, 95% CI 0.65-0.98). Religiosity was not associated with T2D. CONCLUSION: Social support and networks should be considered in efforts to prevent T2D among a high-risk group such as African Americans.
AIM: To examine the association of psychosocial resources with prevalent type 2 diabetes (T2D) in 5104 African American men and women. METHODS: Using data from the Jackson Heart Study (JHS), we evaluated the cross-sectional associations of four psychosocial resources (social support, optimism, religiosity, and social networks) with T2D [fasting glucose ≥126 mg/dL, or HbA1c ≥ 6.5%, or use of diabetic medication]. Multivariable Poisson regression estimated prevalence ratios (PR, 95% confidence interval-CI) of T2D by each psychosocial measure, adjusting for demographics, SES, waist circumference, health behaviors, and depressive symptoms. RESULTS:Women reported greater religiosity and had more social networks than men (p < 0.001). High (vs. low) social support was associated with a lower prevalence of T2D among men after full adjustment (PR 0.74, 95% CI 0.59-0.91). Women with high (vs. low) social networks had a 16% lower prevalence of T2D (PR 0.84, 95% CI 0.73-0.96) after full adjustment. High (vs. low) optimism was associated with a 20% lower prevalence of T2D after adjustment for age (PR 0.80, 95% CI 0.65-0.98). Religiosity was not associated with T2D. CONCLUSION: Social support and networks should be considered in efforts to prevent T2D among a high-risk group such as African Americans.
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