Abstract
Aims: To examine associations between perceived stress and cardiometabolic risk factors in South Asians with prediabetes and assess whether a diabetes prevention program mitigates the impact of stress on cardiometabolic health. Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of the Diabetes Community Lifestyle Improvement Program, a lifestyle modification trial for diabetes prevention in India (n = 564). Indicators for cardiometabolic health (weight, waist circumference, blood pressure, glucose, HbA1c, and lipids) were measured at each visit while perceived stress was assessed via questionnaire at baseline. Multivariable linear regression assessed associations between stress and cardiometabolic parameters at baseline and 3-year follow up. Results: At baseline, perceived stress was associated with higher weight (b=0.16; 95% CI: 0.04, 0.29) and waist circumference (b=0.11; 95% CI: 0.01, 0.21) but lower 30-minute postload glucose (b=−0.44; 95% CI: −0.76, −0.14) and LDL cholesterol (b=−0.40; 95% CI: −0.76, −0.03). Over the study period, perceived stress was associated with weight gain (b=0.20; 95% CI: 0.07, 0.33) and increased waist circumference (b=0.14; 95% CI: 0.04, 0.24). Additionally, higher perceived stress was associated with lower HDL cholesterol among the control arm (pinteraction = 0.02). Conclusions: Baseline stress was associated with negative cardiometabolic risk factor outcomes over time in those with prediabetes.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 183-187 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Primary Care Diabetes |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2024 |
Funding
Funding Support: The D-CLIP study was supported by a BRIDGES Grant (No: LT07–115) from the International Diabetes Federation and an educational grant from Lilly Diabetes. Additional support was provided by the Emory Global Health Institute at Emory University, Atlanta, GA and the National Institute of Digestive Diabetes and Kidney Diseases (P30DK111024). N.D.F. was supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (T32HL130025). This work was presented at the Annual American Psychosomatic Society Meeting held March 8–11, 2023 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Funding Support: The D-CLIP study was supported by a BRIDGES Grant (No: LT07-115) from the International Diabetes Federation and an educational grant from Lilly Diabetes. Additional support was provided by the Emory Global Health Institute at Emory University, Atlanta, GA and the National Institute of Digestive Diabetes and Kidney Diseases (P30DK111024). N.D.F. was supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (T32HL130025).
Keywords
- Cardiometabolic health
- DCLIP
- Lifestyle modificationtrial
- Perceived stress
- Prediabetes
- South Asians
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Nutrition and Dietetics