Spousal concordance in pathophysiological markers and risk factors for type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional analysis of The Maastricht Study.
Omar Silverman-RetanaStephanie BrinkhuesAdam HulmanCoen D A StehouwerNicole H T M Dukers-MuijrersRebecca K SimmonsHans BosmaSimone EussenAnnemarie KosterPieter DagnelieHans H C M SavelbergNicolaas C SchaperMartien C J M van DongenDaniel R WitteMiranda T SchramPublished in: BMJ open diabetes research & care (2021)
Spousal concordance was strongest in behavioral risk factors. Concordance weakened when moving downstream in the causal cascade leading to type 2 diabetes. Public health prevention strategies to mitigate diabetes risk may benefit from targeting spousal similarities in health-related behaviors and diabetes risk factors to design innovative and potentially more effective couple-based interventions.