Research Article

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

Table 1

Clinical characteristics according to weight group.

Weight group
Normal weight % ()Overweight % ()Obese % ()Underweight % ()

All75.8 (666)19.5 (171)3.6 (32)1.1 (10)
Using insulin pumps30.6 (204)30.4 (52)25 (8)0
Optimal glycemic control34.5 (230)27.5 (47)21.9 (7)30 (3)
11.1 (74)50.9 (87)84.4 (27)10 (1)
Dyslipidemia61.4 (408)66.7 (114)68.8 (22)60 (6)
Hypertension25.6 (168)40.6 (69)65.6 (21)50 (5)
Microvascular complications
 Retinopathy11 (72)11.7 (20)6.3 (2)0
 Neuropathy9.6 (63)17 (29)12.5 (4)10 (1)
 Elevated AER10.2 (66)8.5 (14)9.4 (3)0

HbA1c: glycosylated hemoglobin; WtHR: waist-to-height ratio; AER: albumin excretion rate. , compared to the normal-weight group.