Associations of psychosocial stress with type 2 diabetes and glycaemic control among Ghanaians: The RODAM study.

Felix Patience ChilungaPleun S SchwerzelKarlijn A C MeeksErik BeuneSilver BahendekaFrank MockenhauptKerstin Klipstein-GrobuschCharles Agyemang

Published in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2022)

Perceived discrimination and negative life events are associated with type 2 diabetes and glycaemic control among Ghanaians, especially in men. Further studies are needed to identify context-specific mechanisms underlying these associations.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
mental health
physical activity
social support
stress induced
heat stress