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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of T1DM patients according to their disease duration

From: No effect of yeast-like fungi on lipid metabolism and vascular endothelial growth factor level in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Duration of diabetes

Age (years)

HbA1c (%)

VEGF (pg/ml)

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)

<=5 years n = 31

10 ± 4.0

7.0 ± 1.2

316.5 ± 21.7

172.1 ± 23.4

99.1 ± 17.1

61.12 ± 8.3

>5 years n = 14

13 ± 2.0

8.1 ± 0.9

389.4 ± 23.8

175.2 ± 25.4

105.6 ± 20.1

53.4 ± 12.9

p-value

0.03*

0.01*

0.37

0.49

0.56

0.02*

  1. The results are presented as ± SD, significance (p <0.05)
  2. Abbreviations: VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor, LDL Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL High-density lipoprotein cholesterol
  3. *Patients with < =5 years vs >5 years duration of diabetes
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Italian Journal of Pediatrics

ISSN: 1824-7288

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