title: Characteristics of children and adolescents with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus participating in a summer camp educational program.
abstract: Clinical, biological and social characteristics were assessed in 456 children and adolescents participating in a summer camp for children with diabetes mellitus. In these subjects, aged from 7 to 18 years, the mean duration of the diabetes was five and a half years. They carried out their usual treatment under parental supervision, 31% of them being of rural origin. Mean glycosylated haemoglobin was approximately twice as high as a reference population (12.2% +/- 2.3, vs. 6.6% +/- 0.7) and was similar to that observed in various specialized hospitals. Factors which correlated with glycosylated haemoglobin included gender, school performance, vacation away from home, time spent watching television and practicing sport and eating patterns. This descriptive analysis gives some insight into the health status of the studied population. It represents the initial phase of a study to assess the efficacy of a diabetes educational programme for children and adolescents.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002165:Camping; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004435:Eating; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006128:Growth; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D007328:Insulin