Table 2.

Statistically significant behavioral, psychological, and social associations of pediatric onset T1D and T2D, the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study

	Age at onset and progression		Glycemic control		Cardiovascular risk factors
	T1D	T2D	T1D	T2D	T1D	T2D
Behavioral
↓ Sugar-sweetened    beverages	↑ Age at onset		↓ A1c		↓ Dyslipidemia
↓ Juice	↑ Age at onset
↓ Diet beverages			↓ A1c		↓ Dyslipidemia
↓ Eggs, potatoes, and high-fat meat			↓ A1c		↓ Obesity, dyslipidemia, blood pressure, and arterial stiffness
↑ DASH diet			↓ A1c		↓ blood pressure	↓ Obesity, dyslipidemia, and blood pressure
↑ Protein			↓ A1c
↓ Carbohydrates			↓ A1c
↓ Fructose					↓ Blood pressure
↑ Fatty acid	↑ c-peptide		↓ A1c
↑ Leucine	↑ c-peptide		↓ A1c
↑ Vitamin D	↓ Insulin resistance				↓ Obesity
↓ Trans-fatty acids					↓ Blood pressure and dyslipidemia
↑ Counting carbohydrates			↓ A1c	↓ A1c	↓ Dyslipidemia
↓ Daily eating episodes			↓ A1c	↓ A1c
↓ Screen time			↓ A1c	↓ A1c	↓ Dyslipidemia
↓ Smoking					↓ Dyslipidemia
Psychological
↓ Depressive symptoms			↓ A1c	↓ A1c
↓ Diabetes-related quality of   life			↓ A1c	↓ A1c
↓ Unhealthy weight loss   practices			↓ A1c	↓ A1c
↓ Disordered eating behaviors			↓ A1c	↓ A1c
Social
Medium population density	↑ Incidence
↓ Neighborhood affluence	↓ Incidence
↓ Rurality		↓ Incidence
↑ Supermarket density					↓ Obesity	↓ Obesity
↑ Proximity to fast-food outlets					↓ Obesity	↓ Obesity
↓ Food insecurity			↓ A1c

Note: All results are from SEARCH papers referenced in this article.

BP, blood pressure; T1D, T1D diabetes; T2D, T2D diabetes.