Household income modifies the association between social capital and gestational diabetes mellitus in Japan: Results from TMM BirThree Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

While social capital can prevent diabetes, these benefits can be heterogeneous with respect to socioeconomic status. We investigated the association between social capital and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) while examining effect modification by household income.

Materials and methods

We conducted a secondary data analysis using the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project Birth and Three-Generation Cohort Study carried out between July 2013 and March 2017. Social capital (mutual aid, social trust, informal social control, collective action) and covariates were self-reported, while GDM diagnosis and other medical and physiological information were obtained from medical records. To assess the association between social capital and GDM, we conducted logistic regressio

SUBMITTER: Sakakibara K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12489324 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature