Association between physical activity and self-rated health in pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus

• Published in: Journal of exercise rehabilitation Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 155 - 159
• Main Authors: Kwon, Hyun Jin, Lee, Young Ah, Shin, Choong Ho, Kim, Kijeong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) Korean Society of Exercise Rehabilitation 01.02.2019; 한국운동재활학회
• Subjects: Original; 심리과학; Muscle strength exercise; Self-rated health; Physical activity; Pediatric patients; Type 1 diabetes mellitus
• ISSN: 2288-176X; 2288-1778
• DOI: 10.12965/jer.1836576.288

Patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) tend to experience poor self-rated health. However, few studies have examined the association between physical activity and self-rated health in pediatric patients with T1DM. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between regular physical activity, regular muscle strength exercise, and self-rated health in pediatric patients with T1DM who lacked diabe-tes care. The eligible participants for this study were 37 pediatric pa-tients with T1DM aged 9 to 17 years. Physical activity was divided into regular physical activity and regular muscle strength exercise to ana-lyze the relationship with self-rated health using binomial logistic re-gression analysis. The results showed that self-rated health of pediatric patients with T1DM who did not engage in regular muscle strength ex-ercise was significantly lower than those who did (odds ratio [OR], 0.100; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.012–0.855; P<0.05). However, the associ-ation between regular physical activity and self-rated health was not statistically significant (OR, 0.211; 95% CI, 0.041–1.088; P=0.06). In con-clusion, regular muscle strength exercise in pediatric patients with T1DM who lacked diabetes care was effective in contributing to opti-mal self-rated health. Future research is needed to collect physical ac-tivity data using objective assessment methods and to analyze the as-sociation between variables applying diverse factors for pediatric pa-tients with T1DM, which might be able to effect on their health.