All subjects with T1D diagnosed in 2002-2005 in the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study with at least 2 study visits ¡«12 and ¡«24 months after an initial visit were included (age at initial visit, 10.6 ¡À 4.1 years; 48 % female; diabetes duration, 10 ¡À 7 months; 76 % non-Hispanic white; A1c = 7.7 % ¡À 1.4 % ). Longitudinal mixed models were fit to examine the relationship between change in A1c and change in lipid levels (total cholesterol [TC], high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol [HDL-c], low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol [LDL-c], log triglycerides [TG], and non-HDL-c) with adjustment for possible confounders.
Change in A1c over time was significantly associated with changes in TC, HDL-c, LDL-c, TG, and non-HDL-c over the range of A1c values. For example, for a person with an A1c of 10 % and then a 2 % decrease in A1c 2 years later (to 8 % ), the model predicted concomitant changes in TC (?0.29 mmol/L, ?11.4 mg/dL), HDL-c (0.03 mmol/L, 1.3 mg/dL), LDL-c (?0.23 mmol/L, ?9.0 mg/dL), and non-HDL-c (?0.32 mmol/L, ?12.4 mg/dL) and an 8.5 % decrease in TG (mmol/L).
Improved glucose control over a 2-year follow-up was associated with a more favorable lipid profile but may be insufficient to normalize lipids in dyslipidemic T1D youth needing to decrease lipids to goal.