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Association between glycaemic outcome and BMI in Danish children with type 1 diabetes in 2000–2018: a nationwide population‐based study
Author(s) -
Ibfelt E. H.,
Vistisen D.,
Falberg Rønn P.,
Pørksen S.,
Madsen M.,
Kremke B.,
Svensson J.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
diabetic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1464-5491
pISSN - 0742-3071
DOI - 10.1111/dme.14401
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , diabetes mellitus , type 1 diabetes , body mass index , danish , type 2 diabetes , population , demography , pediatrics , endocrinology , environmental health , linguistics , philosophy , sociology
Aim To describe the development of HbA 1c and BMI over time in Danish children with type 1 diabetes; and to investigate the association between HbA 1c and BMI including influence of age, gender, diabetes duration, severe hypoglycaemia and treatment method. Methods We used the nationwide Danish Registry of Childhood and Adolescent Diabetes, DanDiabKids, including annual registrations of all children with diabetes treated at Danish hospitals. With linear mixed‐effects models and splines we analyzed the HbA 1c and BMI development over time as well as the association between HbA 1c and BMI including effects of gender, age, disease duration, hypoglycaemia and treatment method. BMI z‐scores were calculated for these analyses. Results For the period from 2000 to 2018, 6097 children with type 1 diabetes were identified from the DanDiabKids database. The median (interquartile range) HbA 1c level was 65 (57–74) mmol/mol (8.1%) and the median BMI z‐score was 0.85 in girls and 0.67 in boys. A non‐linear association was found between HbA 1c and BMI z‐score, with the highest BMI z‐score observed for HbA 1c values in the range of approximately 60–70 mmol/mol (7.6–6.8%). The association was modified by gender, age and diabetes duration. Severe hypoglycaemia and insulin pump treatment had a small positive impact on BMI z‐score. Conclusion The association between HbA 1c and BMI z‐score was non‐linear, with the highest BMI z‐score being observed for intermediate HbA 1c levels; however, specific patterns depended on gender, age and diabetes duration.