Impact of Sleep and Activity on Glycemic Control and Quality of Life in Haitian Children and Youth with Type 1 Diabetes
Authors' conclusion
Children and youth with T1DM in Haiti have poor glycemic control and low HRQL and LS. Their sleep and activity habits are similar to peers. While activity did not affect HbA1c, HRQL, or LS, shorter sleep duration was associated with higher HbA1c in participants with HbA1c < 14%. Prospective studies with larger sample sizes are needed to validate our findings.
Study context
- Population
- Haitian children and youth with T1D aged 8–25 years
- Participants
- 66 children
- Outcome
- Sleep, activity, glycaemic control, HRQL and LS
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Mean health-related quality of life (HRQL)
- 63/100
- Mean life satisfaction (LS)
- 65/100
- Mean HbA1c
- 11.3%
- HbA1c recorded as 14% (point-of-care (POC) maximum)
- 23 participants (35%)
- Mean daily step count
- 7,508 ± 3,087
- Mean sleep duration
- 7 h31 ± 1 h17
- Excluding HbA1c ≥ 14%: shorter sleep duration significantly associated with higher HbA1c
- p = 0.024
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Impact of Sleep and Activity on Glycemic Control and Quality of Life in Haitian Children and Youth with Type 1 Diabetes. Pediatr Diabetes. Published 5 May 2023. doi:10.
Composed by AI from the published abstract and checked against it. How Briefs are made →