Do poor psychosocial resources mediate health inequalities in type 2 diabetes mellitus? Findings from the Maastricht study.

ABSTRACT: Low socioeconomic position (SEP) has been identified as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and psychosocial resources might be on the pathway in this association. We examined two poor psychosocial resources, low control beliefs and inferiority beliefs, that might link low SEP with T2DM. 8292 participants aged 40-75 living in Southern Netherlands participated in The Maastricht Study starting from September 2010 to October 2020 and were followed up to 10 years with annual questionnaires. SEP (education, income, occupation), low control beliefs, inferiority beliefs, and (pre)diabetes by oral glucose tolerance test were measured at baseline. Incident T2DM was self-reported per annum. We analysed the mediating roles of poor psychosocial resources by using counterfactual mediatio

SUBMITTER: Sezer B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11631483 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature