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 - 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 -
