TY - JOUR
T1 - Associations of structural and functional social support with diabetes prevalence in U.S. Hispanics/Latinos
T2 - Results from the HCHS/SOL Sociocultural Ancillary Study
AU - Gallo, Linda C.
AU - Fortmann, Addie L.
AU - McCurley, Jessica L.
AU - Isasi, Carmen R.
AU - Penedo, Frank J.
AU - Daviglus, Martha L.
AU - Roesch, Scott C.
AU - Talavera, Gregory A.
AU - Gouskova, Natalia
AU - Gonzalez, Franklyn
AU - Schneiderman, Neil
AU - Carnethon, Mercedes R.
N1 - Funding Information:
The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos was carried out as a collaborative study supported by contracts from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to the University of North Carolina (N01-HC65233), University of Miami (N01-HC65234), Albert Einstein College of Medicine (N01-HC65235), Northwestern University (N01-HC65236), and San Diego State University (N01-HC65237). The following Institutes/Centers/Offices contribute to the HCHS/SOL through a transfer of funds to the NHLBI: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Office of Dietary Supplements. The HCHS/SOL Sociocultural Ancillary Study was supported by Grant 1 RC2 HL101649 from the NIH/NHLBI (Gallo/Penedo PIs). The authors thank the staff and participants of HCHS/SOL and the HCHS/SOL Sociocultural Ancillary Study for their important contributions.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2014/2
Y1 - 2014/2
N2 - Little research has examined associations of social support with diabetes (or other physical health outcomes) in Hispanics, who are at elevated risk. We examined associations between social support and diabetes prevalence in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study. Participants were 5,181 adults, 18–74 years old, representing diverse Hispanic backgrounds, who underwent baseline exam with fasting blood draw, oral glucose tolerance test, medication review, sociodemographic assessment, and sociocultural exam with functional and structural social support measures. In adjusted analyses, one standard deviation higher structural and functional social support related to 16 and 15 % lower odds, respectively, of having diabetes. Structural and functional support were related to both previously diagnosed diabetes (OR =.84 and.88, respectively) and newly recognized diabetes prevalence (OR = .84 and.83, respectively). Higher functional and structural social support are associated with lower diabetes prevalence in Hispanics/Latinos.
AB - Little research has examined associations of social support with diabetes (or other physical health outcomes) in Hispanics, who are at elevated risk. We examined associations between social support and diabetes prevalence in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study. Participants were 5,181 adults, 18–74 years old, representing diverse Hispanic backgrounds, who underwent baseline exam with fasting blood draw, oral glucose tolerance test, medication review, sociodemographic assessment, and sociocultural exam with functional and structural social support measures. In adjusted analyses, one standard deviation higher structural and functional social support related to 16 and 15 % lower odds, respectively, of having diabetes. Structural and functional support were related to both previously diagnosed diabetes (OR =.84 and.88, respectively) and newly recognized diabetes prevalence (OR = .84 and.83, respectively). Higher functional and structural social support are associated with lower diabetes prevalence in Hispanics/Latinos.
KW - Diabetes
KW - Hispanic
KW - Latino
KW - Prevalence
KW - Risk factor
KW - Social support
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U2 - 10.1007/s10865-014-9588-z
DO - 10.1007/s10865-014-9588-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 25107504
AN - SCOPUS:84939895391
SN - 0160-7715
VL - 38
SP - 160
EP - 170
JO - Journal of Behavioral Medicine
JF - Journal of Behavioral Medicine
IS - 1
ER -
