ArticlePloS one2017
Investigating spousal concordance of diabetes through statistical analysis and data mining.
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- Similarities in cardiometabolic risk factors among random male-female pairs: a large observational study in Japan.BMC public health · 2022Observational
- Spousal Concordance and Cross-Disorder Concordance of Mental Disorders: A Nationwide Cohort Study.Psychiatry investigation · 2022Article
- Spousal associations of serum metabolomic profiles by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Associations between partner's diet undermining and poor diet in mixed-weight, older gay married couples: a dyadic mediation model.Psychology & health · 2021Article
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- Spousal Concordance in Dietary Behaviors and Metabolic Components, and Their Association: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2020Article
- Investigating Prescriptions and Mechanisms of Acupuncture for Chronic Stable Angina Pectoris: An Association Rule Mining and Network Analysis Study.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2020Article
- Factors Determining the Success of Therapeutic Lifestyle Interventions in Diabetes - Role of Partner and Family Support.European endocrinology · 2019Review
- Spousal Involvement in Collaborative Management and Glycemic Behavior Change among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review.SAGE open nursingReview
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Abstract
objectiveSpousal clustering of diabetes merits attention. Whether old-age vulnerability or a shared family environment determines the concordance of diabetes is also uncertain. This study investigated the spousal concordance of diabetes and compared the risk of diabetes concordance between couples and noncouples by using nationally representative data.
methodsA total of 22,572 individuals identified from the 2002-2013 National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan constituted 5,643 couples and 5,643 noncouples through 1:1 dual propensity score matching (PSM). Factors associated with concordance in both spouses with diabetes were analyzed at the individual level. The risk of diabetes concordance between couples and noncouples was compared at the couple level. Logistic regression was the main statistical method. Statistical data were analyzed using SAS 9.4. C&RT and Apriori of data mining conducted in IBM SPSS Modeler 13 served as a supplement to statistics.
resultsHigh odds of the spousal concordance of diabetes were associated with old age, middle levels of urbanization, and high comorbidities (all P < 0.05). The dual PSM analysis revealed that the risk of diabetes concordance was significantly higher in couples (5.19%) than in noncouples (0.09%; OR = 61.743, P < 0.0001).
conclusionsA high concordance rate of diabetes in couples may indicate the influences of assortative mating and shared environment. Diabetes in a spouse implicates its risk in the partner. Family-based diabetes care that emphasizes the screening of couples at risk of diabetes by using the identified risk factors is suggested in prospective clinical practice interventions.
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