Social Support between Diabetes Patients and Non-Diabetes Persons in Yangon, Myanmar: A Study Applying ENRICHD Social Support Instrument
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.1.1. Selection Criteria for Case Group
2.1.2. Selection Criteria for Control Group
2.2. Measurements
2.2.1. Assessment of Social Support
2.2.2. Assessment of Dietary Habits
2.2.3. Other Covariates Assessments
2.3. Data Collection
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Basic Characteristics of the Participants
3.2. Health Assessment of the Participants
3.3. Status of Social Support in Case and Control Group
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Case (n = 150) | Control (n = 150) | Total (n = 300) | p-Value | |
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Sex, n (%) | ||||
Male | 47 (31.3) | 67 (44.7) | 114 (38.0) | 0.02 |
Female | 103 (68.7) | 83 (55.3) | 186 (62.0) | |
Age (mean ± SD) | 55 (10.9) | 43 (14.8) | 49 (14.2) | <0.001 |
Ethnicity, n (%) | ||||
Burmese | 125 (83.3) | 131 (87.3) | 256 (85.3) | 0.33 |
Other | 25 (16.7) | 19 (12.7) | 44 (14.7) | |
Education status, n (%) | ||||
Up to elementary school | 50 (33.3) | 13 (8.7) | 63 (21.0) | <0.001 |
Up to high school | 67 (44.7) | 47 (31.3) | 114 (38.0) | |
College and graduate | 33 (22.0) | 90 (60.0) | 123 (41.0) | |
Employment, n (%) | ||||
Currently employed | 67 (44.7) | 100 (66.7) | 167 (55.7) | <0.001 |
Unemployed or elderly | 81 (54.0) | 41 (27.3) | 122 (40.7) | |
Other | 2 (1.3) | 9 (6.0) | 11 (3.6) | |
Household number (mean ± SD) | 4.49 (2.5) | 4.32 (1.8) | 4.40 (2.2) | 0.56 |
Household income, n (%) | ||||
Lower normal | 11 (7.3) | 4 (2.7) | 15 (5.0) | <0.001 |
Normal | 96 (64.0) | 57 (38.0) | 153 (51.0) | |
Upper normal | 43 (28.7) | 89 (59.3) | 132 (44.0) | |
Family history of diabetes, n (%) | ||||
Yes | 89 (59.3) | 69 (46.0) | 158 (52.7) | 0.01 |
No | 56 (37.3) | 63 (42.0) | 119 (39.7) | |
Not known | 5 (3.3) | 18 (12.0) | 23 (7.6) |
Case (n = 150) | Control (n = 150) | Total (n = 300) | p-Value | |
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Mealtime with family, n (%) | ||||
Less than 3 times/week | 55 (36.7) | 65 (43.3) | 120 (40.0) | <0.001 |
3–6 times/week | 29 (19.3) | 49 (32.7) | 78 (26.0) | |
Every day | 66 (44.0) | 36 (24.0) | 102 (34.0) | |
Eating out, n (%) | ||||
Less than 3 times/week | 104 (69.3) | 98 (65.3) | 202 (67.3) | 0.76 |
3–6 times/week | 31 (20.7) | 35 (23.3) | 66 (22.0) | |
Every day | 15 (10.0) | 17 (11.3) | 32 (10.7) | |
BMI (kg/m2), (mean ± SD) | 26.78 (4.94) | 24.94 (4.59) | 25.86 (4.86) | 0.01 |
Central obesity, n (%) | ||||
Yes | 80 (53.3) | 47 (31.3) | 127 (57.7) | <0.001 |
No | 70 (46.7) | 103 (68.7) | 173 (42.3) | |
Blood pressure (mmHg), n (%) | ||||
Normal BP (<140/90) | 114 (76.0) | 124 (82.0) | 238 (79.3) | 0.15 |
High BP (≥140/90) | 36 (24.0) | 26 (17.0) | 62 (20.7) | |
Smoking tobacco, n (%) | ||||
Never smoked | 125 (83.3) | 121 (80.7) | 246 (82.0) | 0.002 |
Former smoker | 21 (14.0) | 11 (7.3) | 32 (10.7) | |
Current smoker | 4 (2.7) | 18 (12.0) | 22 (7.3) | |
Alcohol, n (%) | ||||
Never drink | 130 (86.7) | 103 (68.7) | 233 (77.7) | <0.001 |
Quit drinking | 14 (9.3) | 7 (4.7) | 21 (7.0) | |
Still drinking | 6 (4.0) | 40 (26.6) | 46 (15.3) |
ESSI Questions | Case (n = 150) | Control (n = 150) | p-Value | ||
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Q 1. Is there someone available to you whom you can count on to listen to you when you need to talk? | (mean ± SD) | 3.84 (1.18) | 3.67 (1.18) | 0.16 | |
Q 2. Is there someone available to give you good advice about a problem? | (mean ± SD) | 3.95 (1.19) | 3.77 (1.06) | <0.05 | |
Q 3. Is there someone available to you who shows you love and affection? | (mean ± SD) | 4.14 (1.03) | 3.99 (1.18) | 0.39 | |
Q 4. Is there someone available to help you with daily chores? | (mean ± SD) | 2.7 (1.63) | 3.03 (1.55) | 0.08 | |
Q 5. Can you count on anyone to provide you with emotional support (talking over problem or helping you make a difficult decision)? | (mean ± SD) | 3.92 (1.13) | 3.81 (1.05) | 0.16 | |
Q 6. Do you have as much contact as you would like with someone you feel close to, someone in whom you can trust and confide? | (mean ± SD) | 4.21 (1.1.2) | 3.8 (1.14) | <0.001 | |
Q 7. Are you currently married or living with a partner? | Yes | (n%) | 137 (91.3) | 114 (77.0) | <0.001 |
No | 13 (8.7) | 34 (23.0) | |||
Total social support scores (Q 1–7) | (mean ± SD) | 23.67 (5.33) | 22.85 (5.75) | 0.16 | |
Perceived social support | High | (n%) | 107 (71.3) | 94 (62.7) | 0.11 |
Low | 43 (28.7) | 56 (37.3) |
Univariate | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |||||
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Coef. (95% CI) | p-Value | Coef. (95% CI) | p-Value | Coef. (95% CI) | p-Value | Coef. (95% CI) | p-Value | |
Case-control # | 0.79 (−0.40 to 1.99) | 0.19 | 1.35 (0.03 to 2.67) | 0.05 | 0.82 (−0.478 to 2.12) | 0.22 | 0.75 (−0.57 to 2.07) | 0.26 |
Age | 0.02 (−0.02 to 0.07) | 0.27 | 0.04 (−0.00 to 0.09) | 0.08 | 0.03 (−0.02 to 0.08) | 0.18 | 0.03 (−0.01 to 0.08) | 0.14 |
Sex | 0.67 (−0.54 to 1.88) | 0.28 | 0.59 (−0.62 to 1.80) | 0.34 | 0.67 (−0.51 to 1.86) | 0.27 | 0.79 (−0.69 to 2.28) | 0.29 |
Household income | 1.67 (0.97 to 2.37) | <0.001 | 1.98 (1.24 to 2.71) | <0.001 | 1.74 (1.02 to 2.45) | <0.001 | 1.70 (0.98 to 2.43) | <0.001 |
Education | 0.46 (−0.33 to 1.25) | 0.25 | 0.66 (−0.23 to 1.55) | 0.15 | 0.83 (−0.03 to 1.68) | 0.06 | 0.79 (−0.07 to 1.66) | 0.07 |
Marital status | 2.94 (1.77 to 4.12) | <0.001 | 2.36 (1.15 to 3.58) | <0.001 | 2.36 (1.13 to 3.58) | <0.001 | ||
Household Number | 0.27 (−0.00 to 0.54) | 0.05 | 0.32 (0.07 to 0.57) | <0.05 | 0.31 (0.06 to 0.56) | <0.05 | ||
Mealtime with Family | 0.74 (0.37 to 1.11) | <0.001 | 0.46 (0.09 to 0.83) | <0.05 | 0.48 (0.11 to 0.86) | <0.05 | ||
Alcohol consumption | −0.59 (−1.41 to 0.23) | 0.16 | 0.26 (−0.78 to 1.31) | 0.62 | ||||
Family history of diabetes | −0.03 (−0.05 to −0.00) | 0.03 | −0.01 (−0.03 to 0.01) | 0.30 |
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Khin, E.T.; Aung, M.N.; Ueno, S.; Ahmad, I.; Latt, T.S.; Moolphate, S.; Yuasa, M. Social Support between Diabetes Patients and Non-Diabetes Persons in Yangon, Myanmar: A Study Applying ENRICHD Social Support Instrument. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 7302. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147302
Khin ET, Aung MN, Ueno S, Ahmad I, Latt TS, Moolphate S, Yuasa M. Social Support between Diabetes Patients and Non-Diabetes Persons in Yangon, Myanmar: A Study Applying ENRICHD Social Support Instrument. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(14):7302. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147302
Chicago/Turabian StyleKhin, Ei Thinzar, Myo Nyein Aung, Satomi Ueno, Ishtiaq Ahmad, Tint Swe Latt, Saiyud Moolphate, and Motoyuki Yuasa. 2021. "Social Support between Diabetes Patients and Non-Diabetes Persons in Yangon, Myanmar: A Study Applying ENRICHD Social Support Instrument" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 14: 7302. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147302