Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Ankara City Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Type 1 Diabetes

Treatments: Device: Echocardiography

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06356051

Gbuyukyilmaz

Details and patient eligibility

About

Epicardial fat thickness, carotid intima-media thickness, and augmentation index from arterial stiffness indicators are increased in children with T1DM compared to the healthy control group. These results support the idea that children with T1DM present significant changes in important subclinical indicators for the development of cardiovascular disease.

Enrollment: 202 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. type T1DM patients
2. body mass index (BMI) between the 5th and 85th percentile according to age and gender
3. having T1DM for at least 2 years
4. ages 8-18 years

Exclusion criteria

1. having any chronic diseases other than T1DM
2. presence of a congenital and/or acquired heart disease, hypertension etc.

Trial design

202 participants in 2 patient groups

Type1 diabetes mellitus

Treatment:

Device: Echocardiography

Healthy children

Treatment:

Device: Echocardiography