Association between Body Mass Index and Core Components of Metabolic Syndrome in 1486 Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Japan (JDDM 13)

There is no recent study on the prevalence of overweight and obesity in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in Japan. Being overweight has a significant effect on the metabolic condition and glycemic control of such patients. In the present cross-sectional study, we investigated the effect...

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Veröffentlicht in:Endocrine Journal 2008, Vol.55(6), pp.1025-1032
Hauptverfasser: ARAI, Keiko, YOKOYAMA, Hiroki, OKUGUCHI, Fuminobu, YAMAZAKI, Katsuya, TAKAGI, Hirofumi, HIRAO, Koichi, KOBAYASHI, Masashi, the Japan Diabetes Clinical Data Management Study Group
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Zusammenfassung:There is no recent study on the prevalence of overweight and obesity in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in Japan. Being overweight has a significant effect on the metabolic condition and glycemic control of such patients. In the present cross-sectional study, we investigated the effects of body mass index (BMI) on lipid profile, blood pressure, and glycemic control in patients with T1DM. In total, 1486 patients with T1DM (including 401 patients with early onset T1DM who were
ISSN:0918-8959
1348-4540
DOI:10.1507/endocrj.K08E-167