The association between psychological distress, alcohol use and physical non-communicable diseases in a nationally representative sample of South Africans.
This study examines the associations between symptoms of mental disorders and diabetes and hypertension in a nationally representative sample of South Africans. We examined unadjusted and adjusted associations of socio-demographic characteristics, alcohol use and psychological distress with diabetes and hypertension. Multivariate logistic regression revealed that hypertension is significantly associated with age, while diabetes is significantly associated with age, population group and psychological distress. The association between psychological distress and diabetes found here suggests the usefulness of additional research using more detailed measures of psychiatric disorders in local studies and reinforces clinical calls for attention to psychiatric screening in patients with diabetes.
1 Department of Psychiatry & Mental Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Katherine
K
Sorsdahl
2 Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa.
Ronel
R
Sewpaul
2 Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa.
Meredith
M
Evans
2 Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa.|3 Department of Psychology, University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
Pamela
P
Naidoo
1 Department of Psychiatry & Mental Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa.|4 Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, South Africa.
Bronwyn
B
Myers
1 Department of Psychiatry & Mental Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa.|5 Unit on Anxiety & Stress Disorders, South African Medical Research Council, South Africa.
Dan J
DJ
Stein
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003906:Developing Countries; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D057566:Self Report; D013019:South Africa; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
alcohol use; diabetes; hypertension; low- and middle-income countries; non-communicable diseases; psychological distress