Physical Activity in Adolescent Females with Type 1 Diabetes

Table 2

Level of physical activity by age group.

	Ages 11–15 years (𝑛=97)	Ages 16–19 years (𝑛=116)
Age at visit (years)	13.5 ± 2.7	17.1 ± 1.0^a
Duration of diabetes (years)	5.0 ± 4.6	7.4 ± 4.4^a
A1c (%)	9.3 ± 1.9	9.2 ± 1.9
Insulin dose (units/kg body weight/day)	1.04 ± 0.34	0.92 ± 0.34^a
BMI (kg/m^2)	0.48 ± 0.84	0.34 ± 0.82
BMI z score
Blood Pressure
Systolic (mm Hg)	109 ± 8	114 ± 10^a
Diastolic (mm Hg)	64 ± 8	68 ± 10
Pulse	84 ± 12.2	83 ± 13.7
Total Physical activity
(Number of days over the last week that the subject was physically active for at least 60 minutes per day)	3.0 ± 2.2	2.3 ± 2.24^a
Typical Physical activity
(In a typical week the number of days that they are physically active for at least 60 minutes per day)	3.6 ± 2.1	2.7 ± 2.2^a

^a𝑃-value <.05 compared to 12–15 year age group.