Clinical and Metabolic Characteristics among Mexican Children with Different Types of Diabetes Mellitus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current classification of diabetes mellitus (DM) is based on etiology and includes type 1 (T1DM), type 2 (T2DM), gestational, and other. Clinical and pathophysiological characteristics of T1DM and T2DM in the same patient have been designated as type 1.5 DM (T1.5DM).

Objectives

The aim of this study was to classify pediatric patients with DM based on pancreatic autoimmunity and the presence or absence of overweight/obesity, and to compare the clinical, anthropometric, and biochemical characteristics between children in the different classes of DM.

Methods

A sample of 185 patients, recruited (March 2008-April 2015) as part of the Cohort of Mexican Children with DM (CMC-DM); ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier: NCT02722655. The DM classification was made consideri

SUBMITTER: Evia-Viscarra ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5161364 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature