Why the study?
Is serum Vitamin D level inversely associated with pulse wave velocity in adolescents with and without Type 1 diabetes?
Population
278 adolescents, including 211 with Type 1 Diabetes and 67 non-diabetic controls. Mean age 17.5 years, ~51%…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Association confounded by BMI, lipids, and BP; leaves open independent vitamin D effects on vascular stiffness in T1D youth.
Is serum Vitamin D level inversely associated with pulse wave velocity in adolescents with and without Type 1 diabetes?
In adolescents with Type 1 diabetes, lower Vitamin D levels are associated with increased vascular stiffness, but this relationship is not independent of traditional cardiovascular risk factors like BMI, lipids, and blood pressure.
Lieberman et al. (2013) studied this question.
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