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ArticleDiabetes, obesity & metabolism2026

Highly Uncontrolled Cardiovascular Risk in Emerging Adults With Paediatric-Onset Type 1 Diabetes-A Cross-Sectional Analysis From the Diabetes Prospective Follow-Up Registry DPV.

Alena Welters, Christina Reinauer, Karl Otfried Schwab, Claudia Boettcher, Melanie Hess, Heike Bartelt, Axel Dost, Joachim Rosenbauer, Angela Galler, Reinhard W Holl

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Alena WeltersDepartment of General Pediatrics, Neonatology and Pediatric Cardiology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3951-4896
Christina ReinauerDepartment of General Pediatrics, Neonatology and Pediatric Cardiology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3272-8691
Karl Otfried SchwabMedizinisches Versorgungszentrum (MVZ) Clotten, Limbach-Group, Germany.
Claudia BoettcherPaediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, University Children's Hospital, Julie-von-Jenner Haus, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Melanie HessDepartment of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, University Children's Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Heike BarteltHospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Axel DostDepartment of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany.
Joachim RosenbauerInstitute for Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center (DDZ), Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Angela GallerCharité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Sozialpädiatrisches Zentrum, Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, Berlin, Germany.
Reinhard W HollGerman Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), München-Neuherberg, Germany.

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German Diabetes AssociationRobert Koch InstitutThe Federal Ministry of Education and Research within the German Centre for Diabetes Research FKZ 82DZD14E03
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aimsCardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major contributor to premature morbidity and mortality in individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1DM). Glycaemic control often deteriorates during the transition from paediatric to adult care, and thus we assessed the prevalence and pharmacological management of overt and actionable modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents and young adults with paediatric-onset T1DM. We examined factors associated with risk burden and early microvascular complications.

methodsWe analysed data from 7298 individuals aged 17-26 years with paediatric-onset T1DM and ≥ 2 years diabetes duration in the DPV registry between 2020 and 2023. Five predefined CVD risk factors were assessed (HbA1c > 9%, obesity, elevated blood pressure, LDL > 130 mg/dL, smoking), using median values over a 3-year observation period. Factors associated with cumulative risk burden and associations with retinopathy and microalbuminuria were evaluated using multivariable linear and logistic regression models.

resultsAt least one CVD risk factor was present in 49.2% of individuals; 19.1% had ≥ 2 and 5.2% ≥ 3 risk factors. Poor glycaemic control, defined as HbA1c > 9% (21.8%) and elevated blood pressure (17.6%) was most frequent. CVD risk factor burden was associated with diabetes duration > 10 years and migration background. The likelihood of microalbuminuria increased progressively with the number of CVD risk factors, with an odds ratio of 2.68 (95% CI: 1.34-5.36) among individuals with four risk factors. Within this high-risk cohort, significant indication-treatment gaps remained: only 9.9% with overtly elevated LDL cholesterol > 130 mg/dL and 19.8% with hypertension > 140/90 mmHg received medication.

conclusionsYoung adults with paediatric-onset T1DM show a high burden of modifiable CVD risk factors with substantial treatment gaps, and clustering is associated with microvascular complications. Early identification and targeted intervention are critical to mitigating long-term vascular damage.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1AdolescentAdultCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetic AngiopathiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlycated HemoglobinGlycemic ControlHeart Disease Risk FactorsHumansMalePrevalenceProspective StudiesRegistriesGlycated Hemoglobincardiovascular diseasediabetes complicationsdyslipidaemiaglycaemic controltype 1 diabetes

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