Correlation Between the Glycemia Risk Index and Longitudinal Hemoglobin A1c in Children and Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2024
Identifier
DOI: 10.1177/19322968241247219
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The glycemia risk index (GRI) is a composite metric developed and used to estimate quality of glycemia in adults with diabetes who use continuous glucose monitor (CGM) devices. In a cohort of youth with type 1 diabetes (T1D), we examined the utility of the GRI for evaluating quality of glycemia between clinic visits by analyzing correlations between the GRI and longitudinal glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) measures.
METHOD: Using electronic health records and CGM data, we conducted a retrospective cohort study to analyze the relationship between the GRI and longitudinal HbA1c measures in youth (T1D duration ≥1 year; ≥50% CGM wear time) receiving care from a Midwest pediatric diabetes clinic network (March 2016 to May 2022). Furthermore, we analyzed correlations between HbA1c and the GRI high and low components, which reflect time spent with high/very high and low/very low glucose, respectively.
RESULTS: In this cohort of 719 youth (aged = 2.5-18.0 years [median = 13.4; interquartile range [IQR] = 5.2]; 50.5% male; 83.7% non-Hispanic White; 68.0% commercial insurance), baseline GRI scores positively correlated with HbA1c measures at baseline and 3, 6, 9, and 12 months later (r = 0.68, 0.65, 0.60, 0.57, and 0.52, respectively). At all time points, strong positive correlations existed between HbA1c and time spent in hyperglycemia. Substantially weaker, negative correlations existed between HbA1c and time spent in hypoglycemia.
CONCLUSIONS: In youth with T1D, the GRI may be useful for evaluating quality of glycemia between scheduled clinic visits. Additional CGM-derived metrics are needed to quantify risk for hypoglycemia in this population.
Journal Title
J Diabetes Sci Technol
Volume
18
Issue
4
First Page
771
Last Page
778
MeSH Keywords
Humans; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1; Glycated Hemoglobin; Child; Adolescent; Female; Male; Retrospective Studies; Blood Glucose; Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; Child, Preschool; Longitudinal Studies; Risk Factors; Hyperglycemia
Keywords
blood glucose; diabetes complications; diabetes mellitus; glycemic indices; youth
Recommended Citation
Panfil K, Redel JM, Vandervelden CA, et al. Correlation Between the Glycemia Risk Index and Longitudinal Hemoglobin A1c in Children and Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2024;18(4):771-778. doi:10.1177/19322968241247219
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