Diferential associations between psychosocial stress and obesity among Ghanaians in Europe and in Ghana: fndings from the RODAM study

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dc.date.accessioned2023-12-11T10:55:53Z
dc.date.available2023-12-11T10:55:53Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionThis article is published by Springer and is also available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-019-01682-1
dc.description.abstractPurpose Psychosocial stress is associated with obesity in some populations, but it is unclear whether the association is related to migration. This study explored associations between psychosocial stress and obesity among Ghanaian migrants in Europe and non-migrant Ghanaians in Ghana. Methods Cross-sectional data from the RODAM study were used, including 5898 Ghanaians residing in Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, rural Ghana, and urban Ghana. Perceived discrimination, negative life events and stress at work or at home were examined in relation to body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC). Linear regression analyses were performed separately for migrants and non-migrants stratifed by sex. Results Perceived discrimination was not associated with BMI and WC in both migrants and non-migrants. However, nega tive life events were positively associated with BMI (β=0.78, 95% CI 0.34–1.22) and WC (β=1.96, 95% CI 0.79–3.12) among male Ghanaian migrants. Similarly, stress at work or at home was positively associated with BMI (β=0.28, 95% CI 0.00–0.56) and WC (β=0.84, 95% CI 0.05–1.63) among male Ghanaian migrants. Among non-migrant Ghanaians, in contrast, stress at work or at home was inversely associated with BMI and WC in both males (β = −0.66, 95% CI −1.03 to −0.28; β = −1.71 95% CI −2.69 to −0.73, respectively) and females (β = −0.81, 95% CI −1.20 to −0.42; β = −1.46, 95% CI −2.30 to −0.61, respectively) Conclusions Negative life events and stress at work or at home are associated with increased body weight among male Ghanaians in European settings, whereas stress at work or at home is associated with reduced body weight among Ghana ians in Ghana. More work is needed to understand the underlying factors driving these diferential associations to assist prevention eforts.
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dc.identifier.citationSocial Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (2020) 55:45–56 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-019-01682-1
dc.identifier.uri10.1007/s00127-019-01682-1
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/14745
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSPRINGER
dc.titleDiferential associations between psychosocial stress and obesity among Ghanaians in Europe and in Ghana: fndings from the RODAM study
dc.typeArticle
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