Composite Metric of Glycemic Control Q-Score Is Elevated in Pediatric and Adolescent/Young Adult Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients
- 1 February 2023
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics
- Vol. 25 (2), 116-121
- https://doi.org/10.1089/dia.2022.0246
Abstract
Background: Malglycemia in pediatric, adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients who undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) is associated with increased infection and mortality rate. Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) has been safely used in pediatric/AYA HSCT recipients, but there is a need for a composite metric that can easily be used in clinical settings to assess the glycemic control and identify high-risk patients who needs therapeutic intervention. Composite metrics derived from CGM have not been studied in pediatric/AYA HSCT patients. Methods: Patients aged 2–30 years old who are admitted inpatient while undergoing HSCT at Children's Hospital Colorado underwent CGM using the Abbot Freestyle Libre Pro device from up to 7 days before and 60 days after HSCT. A composite metric Q-score, comprising five primary factors of CGM profiles (central tendency, hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, intradaily variations, and interdaily variations), was calculated for each patient for the duration of CGM wear. Results: Twenty-nine patients received CGM for an average of 25 days per participant. The median Q-score was 10.2 (interquartile range [IQR]: 8.3, 14.3). Sixty-nine percent of patients had Q-scores that would be categorized into the Fair or Poor category. There was no difference in the Q-score by sources of stem cell, types of primary disease, types of preparative regimen, need for PICU admission, presence of documented infections, and total parenteral nutrition use in the peri-HSCT period. Conclusions: Most pediatric/AYA HSCT recipients have Q-scores indicating suboptimal glycemic control in the peri-HSCT period. Future study should focus on developing screening and treatment strategies to improve malglycemia and its associated adverse clinical outcomes. This study was registered at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT03482154).Keywords
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