Abstract
Objective: This study was conducted to determine the physical activity level of children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and to evaluate the conditions that may be associated with physical activity. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the pediatric endocrinology outpatient clinic of a university hospital between September 1, 2018, and March 30, 2019. Data were collected through the Personal Information Form for Children and the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children (PAQC). Data analysis included the Independent t-test, One-way Anova test, Pearson Correlation, and Linear Regression Model. Results: Results showed that the physical activity mean score of children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (n=111) was 2.75±0.6, and the children had a moderate physical activity level. No statistically significant relationships were detected between hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels, Body Mass Index values, daily TV viewing time, and PAQC averages of children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. It was found that fathers'education level, adherence to medical nutrition therapy, regular physical activity, total daily insulin dose, and daily sleep duration were effective variables on the total PAQC averages. Regular physical activity, total daily insulin dose, and sleep duration were found to explain 26.6% of the PAQC averages. Conclusion: This study found that the total daily insulin dose and sleep duration decreased as the physical activity level increased. It was determined that there was no correlation between physical activity and HbA1c level.
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