Roland Schweizer, Martina Loesch-Binder, Clara Hayn, Silas Friz, Julia Uber, Julian Ziegler, Franziska Liebrich, Andreas Neu
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Abstract
Aims: Transition from pediatric to adult care is difficult for patients with chronic diseases. In this study, factors associated with metabolic control in childhood-onset type 1 diabetes (T1D) after transfer to adult care were analyzed.
Methods: Overall, 224 persons with T1D were contacted yearly from 1998 to 2019. They voluntarily answered a questionnaire about their current hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels, diabetes-associated complications, kind of care, living conditions, and family situation. Then, mixed longitudinal-cross-sectional analyses were carried out.
Results: Overall, 190 patients answered at least once (mean age: 26.6 years). Diabetes complications were mentioned by 10 patients (5 microalbuminuria, 5 retinopathy). Most patients (92.6%) were in diabetes-specific care during the first year after transfer, with a trend to leave diabetes-specific care during the observation period. Patients in diabetes-specific care displayed lower HbA1c levels (%/mmol/mol) (7.1/54 vs. 7.5/58). An important predictor for HbA1c after transfer was HbA1c during the year before transfer (r=0.67, p <0.001). Patients living alone showed no difference in HbA1c levels from those living with their parents. Married patients had lower HbA1c levels (7.0/53 vs. 7.3/56, p<0.05) than unmarried ones. Patients with children (15.8%) presented lower HbA1c levels (6.9/52 vs. 7.3/56, p <0.01) than those without.
Conclusions: Good metabolic results are favored in patients followed-up in specialized care, are married, and are parents. We recommend transfer to a diabetologist with experience in T1D at an individual age.
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