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ArticleCardiovascular diabetology2009

Network of vascular diseases, death and biochemical characteristics in a set of 4,197 patients with type 1 diabetes (the FinnDiane Study).

Ville-Petteri Mäkinen, Carol Forsblom, Lena M Thorn, Johan Wadén, Kimmo Kaski, Mika Ala-Korpela, Per-Henrik Groop

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Article in Cardiovascular diabetology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Ville-Petteri MäkinenFolkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Folkhälsan Research Center, Biomedicum Helsinki, Finland. ville-petteri.makinen@finndiane.fi
Carol Forsblom
Lena M Thorn
Johan Wadén
Kimmo Kaski
Mika Ala-Korpela
Per-Henrik Groop
Helsinki University Hospital · FIFolkhälsans Forskningscentrum · FIUniversity of Oulu · FI

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCardiovascular disease is the main cause of premature death in patients with type 1 diabetes. Patients with diabetic kidney disease have an increased risk of heart attack or stroke. Accurate knowledge of the complex inter-dependencies between the risk factors is critical for pinpointing the best targets for research and treatment. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe the association patterns between clinical and biochemical features of diabetic complications.

methodsMedical records and serum and urine samples of 4,197 patients with type 1 diabetes were collected from health care centers in Finland. At baseline, the mean diabetes duration was 22 years, 52% were male, 23% had kidney disease (urine albumin excretion over 300 mg/24 h or end-stage renal disease) and 8% had a history of macrovascular events. All-cause mortality was evaluated after an average of 6.5 years of follow-up (25,714 patient years). The dataset comprised 28 clinical and 25 biochemical variables that were regarded as the nodes of a network to assess their mutual relationships.

resultsThe networks contained cliques that were densely inter-connected (r > 0.6), including cliques for high-density lipoprotein (HDL) markers, for triglycerides and cholesterol, for urinary excretion and for indices of body mass. The links between the cliques showed biologically relevant interactions: an inverse relationship between HDL cholesterol and the triglyceride clique (r < -0.3, P < 10(-16)), a connection between triglycerides and body mass via C-reactive protein (r > 0.3, P < 10(-16)) and intermediate-density cholesterol as the connector between lipoprotein metabolism and albuminuria (r > 0.3, P < 10(-16)). Aging and macrovascular disease were linked to death via working ability and retinopathy. Diabetic kidney disease, serum creatinine and potassium, retinopathy and blood pressure were inter-connected. Blood pressure correlations indicated accelerated vascular aging in individuals with kidney disease (P < 0.001).

conclusionThe complex pattern of links between diverse characteristics and the lack of a single dominant factor suggests a need for multifactorial and multidisciplinary paradigms for the research, treatment and prevention of diabetic complications.

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Biochemical PhenomenaCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetic NephropathiesFemaleFinlandHumansMaleMetabolic Networks and PathwaysMortalityVascular Diseases

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PMCPMC2763862
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