STRESS COPING AND SOCIAL SUPPORT IN GLUCOSE-TOLERANCE ABNORMALITY

We examined coping with stress, including social support, dealing with illness, and mood states, in a sample of 600 persons who underwent pr imary health-care screening. Subjects were not yet diagnosed as having glucose tolerance abnormality and considered themselves healthy befor e the examination. Although no significant differences on the existenc e and perception of social support were found, the utilization of soci al support was significantly and negatively correlated with the level of glucose tolerance abnormality. The results suggest that poor utiliz ation of social support is associated with the onset of glucose tolera nce abnormality. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Inc.