Diabetes distress profiles and health outcomes of individuals with type 2 diabetes and overweight/obesity: A cluster analysis
Authors' conclusion
This study identified important differences that existed in patterns of diabetes distress among people with T2DM and overweight/obesity, and this variation can be utilized to tailor intervention strategies to the particular needs of different subgroups within individuals with T2DM.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with T2D and overweight/obesity
- Participants
- 330 adults
- Exposure
- Comprehensively exhausted profile vs Strained profile vs High internal anguish profile vs Unperturbed profile
- Outcome
- Prevalence and patterns of diabetes distress
Methodological detailscluster analysis
- Cluster analysis
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Diabetes distress
Moderately to highly distressed
30.6%
Cluster analysis revealed four distinct clusters
4
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Physical and psychological outcomes between clusters
- FPG, HbA1c, LDL-C, HDL-C, sleep quality, depression, anxiety, positive and negative affect and self-efficacy differ between clusters
- One-way ANOVA
Original publication
Diabetes distress profiles and health outcomes of individuals with type 2 diabetes and overweight/obesity: A cluster analysis. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 19 September 2024. doi:10.
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