Non-HDL-cholesterol and C-reactive protein in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes
AbstractBackground:To what extent high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) is associated with known cardiovascular risk factors in children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) has not been fully explored.Methods:Forty-two T1D children (age: 12+/−1 years) without hypertension, retinopathy, hypothyroidism, albuminuria or other endocrine diseases and 20 controls were studied. Out of the 42 T1D patients studied 57% were prepubertal or early pubertal (Tanner I/II), 38% were pubertal (Tanner III/IV) and 5% post-pubertal (Tanner V).Results:Children with T1D showed higher hsCRP than controls [0.51 (0.31–1.71 vs. 0.20 (0.20–0.90) mg/L, p<0.05]. However, hsCRP levels were not different in subgroup analysis [hemoglobin AConclusions:Non-HDL-cholesterol might be more useful than hsCRP to evaluate future cardiovascular risk in children with T1D.