Research Article

Annexin V+ Microvesicles in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: A Prospective Cohort Study

Table 1

Clinical data according to study groups at inclusion and at five-year follow-up (median (25th and 75th percentiles)).

InclusionFive-year follow-up
Type 1 diabetes ()Controls ()Type 1 diabetes ()Controls ()

Age (years)14 (9, 19)13 (9, 20)0.64519 (14, 24)18 (14, 25)0.662
Females, (%)23 (58)24 (60)1.00023 (58)24 (60)1.000
Oral contraceptives, (%)ǂ
 Users1 (4)3 (13)0.44411 (48)14 (58)0.543
 Nonusers14 (61)10 (42)11 (48)8 (33)
 Not answered8 (35)11 (46)1 (4)2 (8)
Smokers, (%)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (3)
CRP (mg/L)0.57 (0.30, 2.41)0.33 (0.25, 0.67)0.0141.87 (0.41, 5.33)0.56 (0.26, 2.52)0.097
Diabetic measures
 Years of diabetes5.0 (2.2, 9.2)10.1 (7.2, 14.2)
 HbA1c (mmol/mol)69.4 (62.8, 75.9)35.5 (33.3, 37.7)<0.00179.2 (74.9, 92.3)34.4 (32.2, 36.6)<0.001
  (%)8.5 (7.9, 9.1)5.4 (5.2, 5.6)<0.0019.4 (8.7, 10.5)5.4 (5.1, 5.5)<0.001
 Insulin pump, (%)$14 (38)15 (50)
Anthropometric measures
 BMI (kg/m2)21.1 (3.6)19.0 (2.5)0.00324.5 (4.2)22.1 (2.7)0.002
 Weight (kg)54.5 (15.0)48.9 (12.5)0.07671.5 (13.4)65.8 (11.9)0.047
 Waist circumference (cm)71.2 (9.4)66.8 (7.0)0.02279.5 (8.3)74.9 (7.8)0.015
 SBP (mmHg)100 (95, 105)95 (90, 105)0.073110 (107, 120)110 (100, 115)0.231
 DBP (mmHg)55 (52, 65)58 (50, 62)0.70072 (65, 78)68 (60, 70)0.002
Lipid status
 Total cholesterol (mmol/L)4.70 (4.30, 5.20)4.20 (3.80, 4.50)0.0024.60 (4.00, 5.08)4.20 (3.60, 4.80)0.040
 LDL (mmol/L)2.63 (1.97, 2.96)2.29 (1.82, 2.57)0.0292.45 (2.04, 2.94)2.29 (1.96, 2.67)0.349
 HDL (mmol/L)1.73 (1.47, 1.97)1.56 (1.38, 1.92)0.1531.62 (1.28, 1.97)1.47 (1.32, 1.70)0.202
 TG (mmol/L)0.73 (0.53, 0.99)0.62 (0.46, 0.78)0.0590.90 (0.69, 1.34)0.79 (0.70, 0.94)0.108
Kidney function
 S-creatinine (μmol/L)54 (10)55 (9)0.51666 (10)74 (11)0.002
 U-ACR (mg/mmol)0.70 (0.60, 1.20)0.60 (0.37, 1.23)0.1010.50 (0.28, 2.03)0.3 (0.1, 0.83)0.039

Mean (range or SD), ǂ% among the females within each study group, $% of the T1D children that answered the question at inclusion () and at five-year follow-up (). denotes the significance level. Abbreviations: CRP: C- reactive protein; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; LDL: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; U-ACR: urinary albumin to creatinine ratio.