Factors Affecting Cardiovascular Risk in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes

• Published in: Journal of diabetes research 2019-01, Vol.2019 (2019), p.1-10
• Main Authors: Verkauskiene, Rasa, Schwitzgebel, Valerie M., Mockeviciene, Giedre, Jasinskiene, Edita, Razanskaite-Virbickiene, Dovile, Danyte, Evalda, Dobrovolskiene, Rimante, Stankute, Ingrida, Marciulionyte, Dalia
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age; Anthropometry; Blood Pressure; Body Mass Index; Cardiovascular Diseases - blood; Cardiovascular Diseases - complications; Child; Child, Preschool; Cholesterol; Cholesterol - blood; Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - complications; Diabetic neuropathy; Diabetic retinopathy; Endocrinology; Female; Glycated Hemoglobin - analysis; Hemoglobin; Humans; Hypertension; Infant; Insulin; Laboratories; Lipoproteins, HDL - blood; Lipoproteins, LDL - blood; Lithuania - epidemiology; Male; Metabolic disorders; Metabolism; Microcirculation; Obesity; Obesity - complications; Overweight - complications; Pediatrics; Risk Factors; Teenagers; Triglycerides - blood; Young Adult; Young adults
• ISSN: 2314-6745; 2314-6753; 2314-6753
• DOI: 10.1155/2019/9134280

Cardiovascular risk and obesity are becoming major health issues among individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D). The aim of this study was to evaluate cardiovascular risk factors and obesity in youth with T1D in Lithuania. Methods. 883 patients under 25 years of age with T1D for at least 6 months were investigated. Anthropometric parameters, blood pressure, and microvascular complications were evaluated, and the lipid profile and HbA1c were determined for all patients. Results. Study subjects’ mean HbA1c was 8.5±2%; 19.5% were overweight and 3.6% obese. Hypertension and dyslipidemia were diagnosed in 29.8% and 62.6% of participants, respectively. HbA1c concentration was directly related to levels of total cholesterol (r=0.274, p