Age at onset of type 1 diabetes between puberty and 30 years old is associated with increased diabetic nephropathy risk

Yen Bo Lin, Tien Jyun Chang, Wayne Huey Herng Sheu, Su Huey Lo, Yen Po Yeh, Chien Ning Huang, Chii Min Hwu, Chang Hsun Hsieh, Horng Yi Ou, Lee Ming Chuang, Jung Fu Chen, Yu Cheng Chen, Yun Hsing Peng, Szu Tah Chen, Shang Ren Hsu, Yi Ling Hsieh, Chih Hsun Chu, Chieg Hsiang Lu, Yau Jiunn Lee, Hua Fen ChenChing Chu Chen, Chun Chuan Lee, Pi Jung Hsiao, Shih Tzer Tsai, Samuel Chen, Ching Chieh Su, Yu Ling Lin, Cho Tsan Bau, Chung Chia Liao, Tsung Yung Kuo, Huey Jen Chen, Chih Chien Wang, Chiu Jung Cheng, Yung Lung Lin, Shin Chueh Chen, Chung Yuan Chen, Hsin Yang Huang, Jiunn Rong Chen, Hsiao Jung Lo, Neng Chun Yu, Wen Cheng Liu, Chun Han Wu, Deng Wang Chen, De Chung Shen, Wei Chen Chung

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Abstract

Diabetic nephropathy is a critical complication of patients with type 1 diabetes, while epidemiological studies were scarce among Asian countries. We conducted a cross-sectional study to identify factors associated with diabetic nephropathy by questionnaires, using student’s t-test, chi-square test, and multivariable logistic regression. Among 898 participants, 16.7% had diabetic nephropathy. Compared with non-diabetic nephropathy patients, the patients with diabetic nephropathy had significantly higher percentage with onset age of type 1 diabetes between puberty and under 30 years old (female ≥ 12 or male ≥ 13 years old to 29 years old), longer diabetes duration, having family history of diabetes and diabetic nephropathy, accompanied with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, or coronary artery disease (CAD). Compared with patients with onset age before puberty, the odds of diabetic nephropathy occurrence increased to 1.61 times in patients with onset age between puberty and under 30 years old (p = 0.012) after adjusting diabetes duration. Age of diabetes onset between puberty and under 30 years old, diabetes duration, HbA1c, hospital admission within 3 years, diabetic retinopathy, hypertension, systolic blood pressure (SBP), triglyceride levels, and use of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) and/or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) were independent factors associated with diabetic nephropathy Screening for proteinuria is important in daily clinical practice and should be part of diabetes self-management education for patients with type 1 diabetes.

Original languageEnglish
Article number3611
JournalScientific reports
Volume14
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024 Dec

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