Relationship between Marriage and Prediabetes among Healthcare Workers: Mediating Effect of Triglycerides.

ABSTRACT: Background and Objectives: In the literature, relationships between being married and having prediabetes or diabetes are inconsistent. We aimed to investigate whether marriage is a protective or risk factor for prediabetes and to uncover new insights into its impact on prediabetes. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional observational study, questionnaires were distributed by email to 1039 staff members who participated in an employee health check from a hospital affiliated with a medical university in Taiwan. Fasting blood glucose and triglyceride (TG) levels were checked and the questionnaires elicited basic demographic characteristics and included the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory and Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire. The chi-square test or Fisher's exact test, l

SUBMITTER: Chen YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11434444 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature