Clustering of risk behaviours and associations between risk behaviours and cardio-metabolic risk factors in adult individuals with type 1 diabetes
Authors' conclusion
Accumulation of risk behaviors increases negative health outcomes. Exhibiting ≥2 risk behaviours or low LTPA was associated with multiple adverse outcomes.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with T1D in the FinnDiane Study; 40 % men, mean age 46 years
- Participants
- 956 adults
- Exposure
- Number of risk behaviours
- Outcome
- Clustering of risk behaviours and associations between behaviours and health variables
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Number of risk behaviours reported
- No risk behaviours
- 4.3 %
- 1 risk behaviour
- 25.7 %
- 2 risk behaviours
- 37.4 %
- 3 risk behaviours
- 24.7 %
- 4 risk behaviours
- 6.8 %
- 5 risk behaviours
- 1.0 %
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Prevalence of individual risk behaviours
%
- Dietary non-adherence
- 84.4
- Low LTPA
- 54.4
- Poor sleep
- 41.9
- High alcohol consumption
- 15.2
- Smoking
- 11.2
Associations with cardio-metabolic risk factors vs ≤1 risk behaviour
- ≥2 risk behaviours: higher BMI, waist circumference and diastolic blood pressure
- ≥3 risk behaviours: larger waist-hip ratio, higher HbA1c and TG concentration
- ≥4 risk behaviours: higher cholesterol concentration
- Low LTPA had the highest number of deleterious health associations
- Adjusted for confounders
Original publication
Clustering of risk behaviours and associations between risk behaviours and cardio-metabolic risk factors in adult individuals with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 23 January 2024. doi:10.
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