Weight‐related discrimination, perceived stress and psychological and physical well‐being of persons with type 2 diabetes: A mediation analysis
Authors' conclusion
Given that weight-related discrimination is associated with poor outcomes through elevated stress, interventions that target stress may disrupt this pathway thereby helping to reduce the health impact of weight-related discrimination. This assertion should, however, be tested in future studies.
Study context
- Population
- Persons with self-reported T2D in the All of Us research programme, United States; mean age 63.62 (SD 11.38) years, 55.53% female, 72.61% non-Hispanic White
- Participants
- 5,104 persons
- Exposure
- Weight-related discrimination vs none, with perceived stress as mediator
- Outcome
- Physical and psychological well-being (PROMIS Global Health Scale); perceived stress (Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)) as mediator of association with weight-related discrimination (Everyday Discrimination Scale)
Methodological detailsmediation analysis, bootstrapping with 5000 random samples
- Mediation analysis
- Bootstrapping with 5000 random samples
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Weight-related discrimination, perceived stress and well-being
Reported having experienced weight-related discrimination
≈18%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Weight‐related discrimination, perceived stress and psychological and physical well‐being of persons with type 2 diabetes: A mediation analysis. Diabet Med. Published 1 April 2024. doi:10.
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