Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2021
Department
Health and Sport Sciences
Department
Communication
Department
Nursing
Abstract
Purpose: To determine associations between physical activity (PA) and sport participation on HbA1c levels in children with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Method: Pediatric patients with T1D were invited to complete a PA and sport participation survey. Data were linked to their medical records for demographic characteristics, diabetes treatment and monitoring plans, and HbA1c levels. Results: Participants consisted of 71 females and 81 males, were 13 +- 3 years old with an average HbA1c level of 8.75 +- 1.81. Children accumulating 60 min of activity 3 days or more a week had significantly lower HbA1c compared to those who accumulated less than 3 days (p < 0.01) of 60 min of activity. However, there was no significant difference in HbA1c values based on sport participation groups. A multiple linear regression model indicated that PA, race, age, duration of diagnosis, and CGM use all significantly predicted HbA1c (p < 0.05). Conclusion: This study demonstrated the significant relationship between daily PA and HbA1c. Those in this sample presented with lower HbA1c values even if accumulating less than the recommended number of days of activity. Further, it was shown that sport participation alone may not be adequate enough to impact HbA1c in a similar manner.
Original Publication Information
King, Kristi, et al. "Association between Physical Activity and Sport Participation on Hemoglobin A1c among Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes." 2021. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18(14):
ThinkIR Citation
King, Kristi; Jaggers, Jason R.; Della, Lindsay J.; McKay, Timothy; Watson, Sara; Kozerski, Amy E.; Hartson, Kimberly; and Wintergerst, Kupper A., "Association between Physical Activity and Sport Participation on Hemoglobin A1c among Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes" (2021). Faculty and Staff Scholarship. 536.
https://ir.library.louisville.edu/faculty/536
DOI
10.3390/ ijerph18147490
ORCID
0000-0002-2567-615X
Comments
Copyright: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/).