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P Z Benitez-Aguirre1, A S Januszewski2, Y H Cho1
1Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney, Australia; Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia.
Aim:
To examine the trajectory of small artery elasticity (SAE) and pulse pressure (PP) in people with Type 1 diabetes and non-diabetic controls across the lifespan, and explore associations with microvascular complications (CX+).
Methods:
This cross-sectional study included 477 Type 1 diabetes patients (188 with CX+, 289 without CX-) and 515 controls. Relationships between SAE and PP and age were evaluated using segmented linear regression. Logistic regression was used to assess the associations between microvascular complications (retinopathy and/or nephropathy) and SAE and PP.
Results:
SAE peaked significantly later among controls than diabetic patients CX- vs. CX+ (21.2 vs. 20.4 vs. 17.6 years respectively, p < 0.001). In adults, mean SAE was significantly lower in CX+ vs. CX- vs. controls (6.8 vs. 7.8 vs. 8.0 ml/mm Hg × 10; p < 0.0001), and mean PP was significantly higher in CX+ vs CX- and controls (60 vs. 55 vs. 53 mm Hg; p < 0.0001).
Conclusion:
Type 1 diabetes CX+ subjects have an earlier peak and decline in SAE relative to CX- and controls, who did not differ. Lower SAE and higher PP were associated with increased odds of Type 1 diabetes complications in adults. These clinically applicable techniques demonstrate an association between accelerated vascular aging and vascular complications in diabetes.
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