Population
58 patients (age, 0.8-17 yr) with treated (n=51) or untreated (n=7) insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May warrant growth monitoring in diabetic youth with elevated HbA1c; leaves open whether IGF-IGFBP modulation improves outcomes.
IDDM in children and adolescents is associated with alterations in the IGF-IGFBP system, which correlate with metabolic control and may contribute to growth impairment.
Strasser-Vogel et al. (1995) studied this question.
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