Severe hypoglycemia rates are not associated with HbA1c: a cross-sectional analysis of 3 contemporary pediatric diabetes registry databases
- 23 November 2016
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Pediatric Diabetes
- Vol. 18 (7), 643-650
- https://doi.org/10.1111/pedi.12477
Abstract
Objective To examine the association between glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and severe hypoglycemia rates in patients with type 1 diabetes receiving usual care, by analysing data from the US Type 1 Diabetes Exchange (T1DX), German/Austrian Diabetes Patienten Verlaufsdokumenation (DPV), and Western Australian Children Diabetes Database (WACDD) diabetes registries. Methods Data for patients with type 1 diabetes, aged <18 years with a minimum duration of diabetes of 2 years, were extracted from each registry for a 12‐month observation period between 2011 and 2012 (7,102 T1DX, 18,887 DPV, and 865 WACDD). Rates of severe hypoglycemia (self‐reported loss of consciousness/convulsion) were estimated per 100 patient‐years and analyzed by HbA1c, source registry, treatment regimen, and age group. Results Overall, the severe hypoglycemia rate per 100 patient years was 7.1, 3.3, and 6.7 in T1DX, DPV, and WACDD patients, respectively. Lower HbA1c was not associated with an increased rate of severe hypoglycemia when examined by source registry, treatment regimen, or age group. Conclusion An inverse relationship between mean HbA1c and risk of severe hypoglycemia was not observed in this study of 3, independent cohorts of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Investigation in other large, longitudinal cohorts is recommended to further characterize the contemporary relationship between glycemic control and risk of severe hypoglycemia rates in pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes.Keywords
Funding Information
- The Type 1 Diabetes Exchange Clinic Registry
- Helmsley Charitable Trust
- DPV registry
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD)
- German Diabetes Association (DDG)
- European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes (EFSD)
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