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Elasticity and Lipids Changes in Children with Type I Diabetes Mellitus Compared with Controls and the Effect of Lipids on Elasticity in Diabetic Children Cover

Elasticity and Lipids Changes in Children with Type I Diabetes Mellitus Compared with Controls and the Effect of Lipids on Elasticity in Diabetic Children

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|Sep 2023

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Measurements of systolic (S) and diastolic (D) diameters of the ascending aorta are shown on the M mode tracing obtained at a level 3 cm above the aortic valve (4).

Table 1

Comparing Doppler tissue imaging, aortic stiffness, and lipid profile levels in children with diabetes and in controls

Variab.GroupsMeanSDMean rankTest valueP valueVariab.sMeanSDMean rankTest valueP value
AgeCase10.843.4395.241660.665LDL90.6123.93105.8231790.002
Control10.82.8591.878.5521.4881.18
HeightCase136.818.969.552097<0.001HDL54.2911.8663.391524.5<0.001
Control153.712.63117.4569.7111.73123.61
WeightCase32.9211.8170.4221780.001SBP97.810.3982.1432680.003
Control44.3812.31116.58101.499.8104.86  
EFCase75.555.9384.023442.50.016DBP62.047.4578.152897<0.001
Control77.574.93102.9866.467.67108.85
FSCase43.965.483.22-2.580.011AOS2.270.32114.882336.5<0.001
Control45.874.68103.782.010.3172.12
LVMCase47.6220.4390.424038.5000.436AOD1.870.2996.64036.50.433
Control40.2421.3896.581.850.3290.4
Left MPICase0.790.1134.06552<0.001ASBI10.7615.66122.991582.00<0.001
Control0.520.1352.942.521.1364.01
Right MPICase0.760.12121.128.01<0.001AS9.357.0059.951204.00<0.001
Control0.630.1165.8822.4011.70127.05
TGCase124.5276.17100.336920.085AD0.0050.00664.981672.50<0.001
Control94.3930.0786.70.0140.008122.02
CHOCase155.5437.52112.675.46<0.001PSEM8.8013.24125.151381.50<0.001
Control125.7836.8374.331.960.9061.85
Figure 2

Boxplot presentation of heart-stiffening parameters, lipids, Doppler findings, and diameter of aorta in systole and diastole in patients and in controls.

Table 2

Correlation between aortic stiffness parameters and Doppler tissue imaging, as well lipid profiles before and after controlling for age in patients.

Before controlling for age
VariablesStatisticsSBPDBPAOSAODASADASβlPSEM
Durationr0.073-0.0020.0850.087-.160--.197-0.2230.255
p0.4890.9840.4190.4070.1260.0580.0320.014
HbA1cr0.2740.265-.004--.091--.008-0.031-0.063-0.058
p0.0080.010.970.3840.9390.7660.5480.578
EFr-0.254-0.224-.056-0.0360.0120.051-.066--.110-
p0.0140.0310.5970.7350.9090.6250.5320.295
FSr-0.241-0.2030.010.0890.0260.062-.059--.098-
p0.020.0510.9240.3940.8020.5570.5740.35
Left MPIr0.1480.186-.014--.050-0.1580.177-.059-0.003
p0.1560.0740.8970.6350.1310.090.5760.978
Right MPIr0.2190.213-.057--.063--.053-0.0150.0670.115
p0.0350.040.5890.5470.6160.8860.5250.273
LVMr.055-.024.047.123-.131-.142.108.106
p.454.748.524.093.076.053.142.151
TGr-.025--.077-0.0520.0260.097-.007-0-.013-
p0.8090.4640.620.8010.3570.9510.9980.902
CHOr-.050--.075--.080--.038--.159--.151-0.0720.112
p0.6330.4720.4440.7190.1290.1480.490.287
LDLr-.092--.060--.067--.030--.077--.053--.007--.005-
p0.3780.5690.5230.7760.4660.6120.9460.963
HDLr-.067--.010-0.0780.091-.107--.082-0.1150.109
p0.5230.9210.4550.3840.3060.4370.2720.299
After controlling for age
durationr0.008-0.048-0.011-0.01-0.176-0.2210.2190.25
p0.9420.6490.9150.9220.0940.0340.0360.016
HbA1cr0.2940.271-0.018-0.129-0.0090.029-0.064-0.059
p0.0040.0090.8640.220.9290.7810.5450.574
EFr-0.285-0.236-0.0760.0380.0110.051-0.066-0.11
p0.0060.0240.4690.7190.9150.6320.5310.295
FSr-0.284-0.223-0.0160.0840.0230.057-0.061-0.1
p0.0060.0330.880.4260.8260.5870.5660.341
Left MPIr0.2090.2220.0540.010.1670.191-0.0550.008
p0.0460.0330.6070.9250.1110.0680.6020.938
Right MPIr0.2380.219-0.078-0.087-0.0540.0140.0660.115
p0.0220.0360.4610.4110.6120.8940.530.277
LVMr.047-.029.035.127-.130-.139.111.108
p.528.691.640.084.078.059.133.145
TGr-0.051-0.0940.028-0.0050.093-0.013-0.002-0.016
p0.6290.370.7890.9660.3790.9030.9860.882
CHOr-0.012-0.052-0.0310.024-0.152-0.1410.0770.117
p0.9090.6240.7710.820.1480.1790.4670.265
LDLr-0.019-0.010.0520.102-0.063-0.0310.0010.005
p0.8610.9240.6210.3310.5530.7670.9960.96
HDLr-0.187-0.081-0.078-0.065-0.131-0.1150.1080.099
p0.0740.4450.4570.5370.2140.2760.3040.349
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjc-2023-0019 | Journal eISSN: 2734-6382 | Journal ISSN: 1220-658X
Language: English, Romanian
Page range: 99 - 106
Published on: Sep 16, 2023
Published by: Romanian Society of Cardiology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2023 Noor Mohammad Noori, Alireza Teimouri, Maryam Nakhaei Moghadam, published by Romanian Society of Cardiology
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