Abstract
Aims
Management of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) influences several aspects of life, such as adherence to healthy lifestyle habits and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Our aim was to evaluate the association between unhealthy lifestyle habits and HRQoL in adolescents and young adults with T1DM.
Methods
Two hundred and forty-two Caucasian patients (13–19 years) consecutively enrolled over a 12-month period in three Regional Pediatric Diabetes Centers in Italy. Demographics, clinical, and laboratory parameters, adherence to lifestyle habits (Mediterranean Diet assessed by KIDMED, Physical Activity levels and sedentary behavior by questionnaire) considered either separately or in cluster, and HRQoL by Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Diabetes Module (PedsQL 3.0 DM) were collected. Metabolic control was determined by HbA1cmean of previous year.
Results
Only 15 (6.2%) patients fulfilled the cluster of three healthy lifestyle habits without gender differences (p = 0.353); 62 (25.6%) had 1 unhealthy lifestyle habit, and 165 (68.2%) had ≥2. Adolescents meeting physical activity recommendations had better PedsQL scores than those who did not meet. PedsQL total score and specific sub-scales decreased in patients with unhealthy lifestyle habits. High PedsQL was significantly associated with being male, living in South Italy, having lower HbA1c mean levels, and reporting lower adherence to unhealthy lifestyle habits.
Conclusions
The clustering of unhealthy lifestyle habits is associated with reduced HRQoL in adolescents and young adults with T1DM. Promoting multiple behavior changes may be a useful approach to improve the health status and the HRQoL in youths with T1DM.
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This research was funded by Fondo Linea progettuale n. 7 “Tutela della maternità e promozione dell’appropriatezza del percorso nascita. Diagnosi precoce e cura delle alterazioni del metabolismo glucidico in età evolutiva”, D.C.A. n. 94 del 2013, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II di Napoli.
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EM and EZ contributed to the study design and data interpretation, drafted, and edited the manuscript. EM, EZ, EDN, GM, and MM provided data collection and interpretation and edited the manuscript. CM, SZ, and AF contributed to the data analysis and interpretation, and edited the manuscript. GV designed the study, performed the statistical analyses and data interpretation, drafted and edited the manuscript. GV is the guarantor of this work and, as such, has full access to all the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
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Mozzillo, E., Zito, E., Maffeis, C. et al. Unhealthy lifestyle habits and diabetes-specific health-related quality of life in youths with type 1 diabetes. Acta Diabetol 54, 1073–1080 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00592-017-1051-5
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