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Household Food Insecurity is Associated with Diabetic Ketoacidosis but not Severe Hypoglycemia or Glycemic Control in Youth and Young Adults with Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes
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11 2022
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Source: Pediatr Diabetes. 23(7):982-990
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Alternative Title:Pediatr Diabetes
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Description:Objective:
To examine the association between household food insecurity (HFI), glycemic control, severe hypoglycemia and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) among youth and young adults (YYA) with youth-onset type 2 diabetes.
Research design and methods:
This cross-sectional study included 395 YYA with type 2 diabetes from the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study (2015-2019). HFI was reported by young adult participants or parents of minor participants via the US Household Food Security Survey Module. Glycemic control was assessed by HbA1c and analyzed as a continuous and categorical variable (optimal: <7.0%, suboptimal: ≥7.0%-9.0%, poor: >9.0%). Acute complications included self-reported severe hypoglycemia or DKA in the last 12 months. Adjusted logistic and linear regression were used for binary and continuous outcomes, respectively.
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Approximately 31% reported HFI in the past 12 months. Mean HbA1c among those with HFI was 9.2% compared to 9.5% without HFI. Of those with HFI, 56% had an HbA1c > 9.0% compared to 55% without HFI. Adjusted models showed no associations between HFI and glycemic control. Of those with HFI, 14.4% reported experiencing DKA and 4.7% reported severe hypoglycemia. YYA with HFI had 3.08 times (95% CI: 1.18-8.06) the odds of experiencing DKA as those without HFI. There was no association between HFI and severe hypoglycemia.
Conclusions:
HFI was associated with markedly increased odds of DKA but not with glycemic control or severe hypoglycemia. Future research among YYA with type 2 diabetes should evaluate longitudinally whether alleviating HFI reduces DKA.
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Pubmed ID:35752872
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC9588511
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