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ArticleDiabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association2023

Associations of psychosocial stress with type 2 diabetes and glycaemic control among Ghanaians: The RODAM study.

Felix P Chilunga, Pleun S Schwerzel, Karlijn A C Meeks, Erik Beune, Silver Bahendeka, Frank Mockenhaupt, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Charles Agyemang

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Felix P ChilungaDepartment of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-4083-001X
Pleun S SchwerzelDepartment of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Karlijn A C MeeksCenter for Research on Genomics and Global Health, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Erik BeuneDepartment of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Silver BahendekaMKPGMS-Uganda Martyrs University, Kampala, Uganda.
Frank MockenhauptCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universitaet, Berlin, Germany.
Kerstin Klipstein-GrobuschJulius Global Health, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Charles AgyemangDepartment of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Department of Public · INHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin · DENational Institutes of Health · USUganda Martyrs University · UGUniversity of the Witwatersrand · ZA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe extent to which psychosocial stress relates to type 2 diabetes among sub-Saharan Africans is not well understood. We assessed associations of psychosocial stresses with type 2 diabetes status and glycaemic control among Ghanaians.

methodsWe used data from Research on Obesity and Diabetes among African Migrants (RODAM) study. We performed logistic and linear regression models to assess association of psychosocial stresses with type 2 diabetes and HbA1c respectively with adjustments for age, sex, education and other stresses. We also assessed moderation effects of migration status (migrant Ghanaians vs. non-migrant Ghanaians), age, sex and education by adding interaction terms in models.

resultsFour thousand eight hundred and forty one Ghanaians were included with 44% resident in Ghana, 62% women, mean age of 46 years and 10% having type 2 diabetes. Psychosocial stress at home and at work were not associated with type 2 diabetes or HbA1c levels. Negative life events in past 12 months were negatively associated with type 2 diabetes (adjusted odds ratio = 0.93, 95% CI 0.87-0.99). Perceived discrimination was positively associated with type 2 diabetes (aOR = 1.01, 95% CI 1.004-1.03). Both associations were more pronounced in men. Perceived discrimination was also positively associated with HbA1c levels, especially among those with type 2 diabetes (adjusted β = 0.01, 95% CI 0.007-0.02).

conclusionsPerceived discrimination and negative life events are associated with type 2 diabetes and glycaemic control among Ghanaians, especially in men. Further studies are needed to identify context-specific mechanisms underlying these associations.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Stress, PsychologicalFemaleGhanaGlycated HemoglobinGlycemic ControlHumansMaleMiddle AgedGlycated Hemoglobinglycaemic controlpsychosocial stresssub-Saharan Africans; migrationtype 2 diabetes

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