Physical Activity, Glycemic Variability, and Parental Hypoglycemia Fear in Preschoolers With Type 1 Diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The authors examined associations between preschoolers' daily glycemic variability, parents' report of hypoglycemia fear, and preschoolers' daily moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary behavior (SB) in 25 families of preschoolers with type 1 diabetes.

Methods

Parents completed a valid measure of hypoglycemia fear, and their child wore an accelerometer for up to 7 days. Parents provided glucose data from their child's devices. The authors used multiple regression and multilevel modeling to analyze their data.

Results

Preschoolers (mean age 4.2 [1.7] y; 50% boys) engaged in a mean of 154.5 (59.6) and 339.2 (85.1) minutes of MVPA and SB per day, respectively, and parents reported relatively low levels of hypoglycemia worry and avoidance behav

SUBMITTER: Patton SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9896511 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature