Sociodemographic factors affecting glycaemic control in Finnish paediatric patients with type 1 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Socioeconomic problems may present significant challenges when trying to reach optimal glycaemic control in paediatric patients with type 1 diabetes. We examined sociodemographic factors affecting metabolic control in patients in one of the biggest paediatric diabetes clinics in Finland.

Methods

One hundred ninety-one children (age 2-15 years; median 11 years; 47% female) with type 1 diabetes and their families were recruited during outpatient visits in the paediatric diabetes clinic of Tampere University Hospital, Finland. The participants completed a questionnaire on the family's sociodemographic background. The child's glycaemic control was assessed by both glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) and time in range (TIR). Risk factors for poor (HbA1c ≥75 mmol/mol; TIR <40%)

SUBMITTER: Pironetti R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10638615 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature