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Table 2 Cardiovascular disease risk factors by sex and diabetes status adjusted for mean centered A1c and BMI Z-score in addition to race/ethnicity, Tanner stage, and smoking status

From: Influences of gender on cardiovascular disease risk factors in adolescents with and without type 1 diabetes

Variable

Non-DM

Type 1 diabetes

P-value for interaction

Gender

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

All

Total cholesterol, mg/dl(2,4)

151 ± 6

154 ± 5

156 ± 5

171 ± 5

0.12

Triglyceridesa, mg/dl

82(70-96)

86(74-99)

83(73-95)

85(73-95)

0.62

HDL-c, mg/dl(1,2,3,4)

48 ± 2

53 ± 2

52 ± 2

57 ± 2

0.80

LDL-c, mg/dl (2,4)

84 ± 5

81 ± 4

85 ± 4

94 ± 4

0.04

SBP, mmHg(1,2,4)

112 ± 1

105 ± 1

113 ± 1

108 ± 1

0.26

DBP, mmHg(3,4)

64 ± 1

63 ± 1

67 ± 1

68 ± 1

0.30

hs-CRPa, mg/dl(2,4)

0.52(0.34-0.80)

0.62(0.42-0.92)

0.64(0.45-0.91)

1.03(0.72-1.48)

0.25

  1. Data are mean ± SE unless otherwise indicated
  2. 1 p < 0.05 for non-DM boys vs. girls
  3. 2 p < 0.05 for boys vs. girls with T1D
  4. 3 p < 0.05 for Non-DM vs. T1D boys
  5. 4 p < 0.05 for Non-DM vs. T1D girls
  6. adenotes geometric least square mean and 95 % confidence interval