LDL cholesterol level as a risk factor for retinopathy and nephropathy in children and adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus: A nationwide cohort study.

B RathsmanJ HaasM PerssonJ LudvigssonA-M SvenssonM LindM Andersson FrankoThomas Nyström

Published in: Journal of internal medicine (2020)

Young individuals with type 1 diabetes exposed to high LDL cholesterol levels have an increased risk of retinopathy and nephropathy independent of glycaemia and other identified risk factors for vascular complications.

Keyphrases

low density lipoprotein
young adults
risk factors
middle aged