Longitudinal association between eating frequency and hemoglobin A1c and serum lipids in diabetes in the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study.
Citation | Li, Chao, et al. “Longitudinal Association Between Eating Frequency and Hemoglobin A1c and Serum Lipids in Diabetes in the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study”. 2018. Pediatric Diabetes, 2018. |
Center | University of Colorado Denver |
Author | Chao Li, Ralph B D'Agostino, Dana Dabelea, Angela D Liese, Elizabeth J Mayer-Davis, Russell Pate, Anwar T Merchant |
Keywords | diabetes, eating frequency, longitudinal analysis and nutrition, Youth |
Abstract |
BACKGROUND: Few studies have evaluated the prospective association of eating frequency with HbA1c levels and cardiovascular disease risk markers among youth with diabetes. OBJECTIVE: To examine the 5-year longitudinal association of eating frequency with HbA1c and serum lipid levels among youth with type 1 diabetes (T1D) or type 2 diabetes (T2D). METHODS: One-thousand and forty-nine youth (≥10-year old) with incident T1D (n = 821) or T2D (n = 228) who participated in the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study were included. Eating frequency (≤3, 4-5, or 6-10 times/d) measured at baseline and follow-up visits was related to HbA1c and serum lipid levels measured repeatedly over 5 years. RESULTS: Increased eating frequency was associated with larger increases in HbA1c among youth T1D. For example, for youth with T1D who ate ≤3 times/d at the outset and ate 6-10 times/d 5 years later, the longitudinal model predicted greater absolute increases in HbA1c (2.77%); whereas for youth with T1D who ate 6-10 times/d at the outset and ate ≤3 times/d 5 years later, the model predicted lesser absolute increases in HbA1c (1.33%). Eating frequency was not associated with changes in serum lipid levels among youth with T1D or T2D. CONCLUSIONS: Youth with T1D who increased their eating frequency vs those who decreased it had larger increases in HbA1c over 5 years. |
Year of Publication |
2018
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Journal |
Pediatric diabetes
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Date Published |
04/2018
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ISSN Number |
1399-5448
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DOI |
10.1111/pedi.12690
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Alternate Journal |
Pediatr Diabetes
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PMID |
29708292
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PMCID |
PMC6207475
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