Progression of the Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness in Young Patients With Type 1 Diabetes

Cross-sectional studies of the combined intima-media wall thickness (IMT) of the carotid arteries performed in type 1 diabetic patients show partly contradictory results with regard to variables that are associated with the IMT. Therefore, we observed the IMT progression in a longitudinal study with two follow-ups: 1 ) after 2–3 years (mean 2.5 ± 0.4); and 2 ) after 4–8 years (mean 6.3 ± 1.4). A total of 65 type 1 diabetic patients (24 men, 41 women) with ≤40 years of age and a diabetes duration of ≥2 years at baseline were included. Recruitment, characteristics of patients at baseline and the …