Faculty Articles
Racial Ethnic Disparities in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes Participating in Diabetes Summer Camps
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2020
Publication Title
Diabetes Care
Volume
43
Issue/Number
4
First Page
903
ISSN
1935-5548
Last Page
905
Abstract/Excerpt
Objective: Diabetes camps are beneficial for campers and include benefits such as increases in diabetes knowledge, glycemic control, and psychological functioning. Racial/ethnic minority youth are likely to have poorer disease management and glycemic control. We hypothesized that minority youth with type 1 diabetes have reduced participation in diabetes summer camps.
Research design and methods: We analyzed deidentified data from 5,256 campers with type 1 diabetes who participated in a network of 48 American Diabetes Association-affiliated summer camps in 2018, and we compared participation rates by racial/ethnic category to the most recent SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study prevalence rates.
Results: Camper demographics were significantly different than in the general population of children with type 1 diabetes (P < 0.001). Minority youth were more likely to attend day camp, be first-time campers, and request financial aid, and they were less likely to be on insulin pump therapy or use continuous glucose monitors.
Conclusions: Racial/ethnic minority youth with diabetes are underrepresented in diabetes camps nationwide.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2337/dc19-1502
PubMed ID
31974104
NSUWorks Citation
Valenzuela, J. M.,
Records, S. E.,
Mueller, K.,
Martin, M. T.,
Wolf, R. M.
(2020). Racial Ethnic Disparities in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes Participating in Diabetes Summer Camps. Diabetes Care, 43(4), 903-905.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/1861
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