Sense of control and diabetes mellitus among U.S. adults

A cross-sectional analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID19536588
AuthorsKathryn Cardarelli (0000-0001-6695-7671, University of North Texas, corresponding author), Kathryn M Cardarelli, Sally W Vernon (0000-0002-4457-0625, The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center), Ernst Baumler (0000-0002-2691-2062, The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center), Elizabeth R Baumler, Susan R Tortolero (The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center), Susan Tortolero, M David Low (The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center)
Year2007
Volume1
Issue1
Pages19
Publication date2007-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBioPsychoSocial Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1751-0759 • E-ISSN: 1751-0759
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1186/1751-0759-1-19
PMID17971217
PMCIDPMC2151060
OpenAlexW2055004132
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited17

BACKGROUND: Little is known about the influence of psychosocial factors on diabetes mellitus. The aim of this study was to improve understanding of the association between two psychosocial factors- sense of control and social support- and diabetes mellitus. METHODS: The authors analyzed data from 2,592 U.S. households in the 1995 survey of the Aging, Status, and the Sense of Control study. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine whether sense of personal control and social support were associated with DM and whether gender, race, and Hispanic ethnicity modified these associations. RESULTS: After adjusting for age, obesity, and socioeconomic position, a one point increase in sense of control (i.e., a stronger sense of control) was associated a significant reduction in risk of diabetes mellitus (odds ratio = 0.67, 95% confidence interval: 0.47, 0.95). A weak social support system was associated with a non-significant risk of diabetes (odds ratio = 1.32, 95% confidence interval: 0.93, 1.89). No effect modification was detected. CONCLUSION: Sense of control deserves greater attention as a predictor of diabetes mellitus. Further studies of the contribution of psychosocial factors to diabetes mellitus should assess the temporal nature of this relationship

Confidence interval · Cross-sectional study · Diabetes mellitus · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Odds ratio · Pathology · Population · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Sense of control · Social support · Socioeconomic status · Demography · Diabetes Management and Education · Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Endocrinology · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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