Pediatr Diabetes

BackgroundThe study provides evidence of the longitudinal association between screen time with hemoglobin A1c and cardiovascular risk markers among youth with type 1 (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) .ObjectiveTo examine the longitudinal relationship of screen time with HbA1c and serum lipids among youth with diabetes.SubjectsYouth with T1D and T2D.MethodsWe followed up 1049 youth ( 6510 yr. old) with recently diagnosed T1D and T2D participating in the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study.ResultsIncreased television watching on weekdays and during the week over time was associated with larger increases in HbA1c among youth with T1D and T2D (p-value<0.05). Among youth with T1D, significant longitudinal associations were observed between television watching and TG (p-value<0.05) (week days and whole week), and LDL-c (p-value