Research Article

Leukotriene Pathway Activation Associates with Poor Glycemic Control and with Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy in Type 1 Diabetes

Table 1

Demographic, clinical, and biochemical characteristics of type 1 diabetes individuals.

T1D participants ()

Clinical and biochemical characteristics
 Age (year)34 (28–41)
 Sex, female (%)62
 BMI (kg/m2)24.4 (22–27.5)
 eGFR (mL·min-1·1.73 m2)90 (70-110)
 Arterial hypertension (%)15
 Total cholesterol (mg·dL-1)165 (147–185)
 (mmol·L-1)4.3 (3.8–4.8)
 Triglycerides (mg·dL-1)79 (56–103)
 (mmol·L-1)0.89 (0.63–1.16)
Diabetes status
 Diabetes duration (years)20 (15–27)
 Age at diagnosis (years)12 (7–18)
 HbA1C (%)8.2 (7.3–9.4)
 (mmol·mol-1)66 (56–79)
 Fructosamine (μmol·L-1)375 (321–450)
Microvascular complications
 Retinopathy (%)69.5
 Diabetic kidney disease (%)29.7
 Peripheral neuropathy (%)40.1
 Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (%)46.7
Use of medicines
 ACEI (%)28.2%
 Statin (%)38.9%

Data are expressed as . BMI: body mass index; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; ACEI: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors.