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. 2021 Jan 5;44(3):795–803. doi: 10.2337/dc20-1879

Table 4.

Correlations between BMI and all cardiovascular and kidney health outcome measures in youth with T1D

BMI
R2 P value
Vital sign
 HR (bpm) 0.30 0.02
 SBP (mmHg) 0.36 <0.01
 DBP (mmHg) 0.34 <0.01
 SBP percentile 0.32 <0.01
 DBP percentile 0.29 <0.01
 Prevalence of hypertension 0.25 <0.01
 PP (mmHg) 0.18 0.04
 MAP (mmHg) 0.40 <0.01
Kidney function measure
 Serum creatinine (mg/dL) 0.16 0.08
 ACR −0.13 0.15
 Prevalence of microalbuminuria −0.13 0.15
 eGFR (FAS) (mL/min/1.73 m2) −0.07 0.42
 Prevalence of hyperfiltration −0.12 0.17
Laboratory measure
 Adiponectin (µg/mL) −0.20 0.02
 Leptin (ng/mL) 0.61 <0.01
 hs-CRP (mg/L) 0.60 <0.01
 BNP (pg/mL) 0.13 0.44
Peripheral vascular function measure
 RHI −0.08 0.61
 BA distensibility (mmHg−1) −0.29 0.04
Central vascular function measure
 AA WSSMAX (dyne/cm2) 0.13 0.44
 AA WSSTA (dyne/cm2) −0.09 0.62
 AA PWV (m/s) −0.04 0.84
 AA RAC (%) −0.15 0.43
 AA OSI 0.40 0.02
 AA distensibility (10−3 mmHg−1) −0.27 0.11
 DA WSSMAX (dyne/cm2) −0.23 0.18
 DA WSSTA (dyne/cm2) 0.02 0.89
 DA PWV (m/s) 0.33 0.04
 DA RAC (%) −0.03 0.87
 DA OSI 0.18 0.32
 DA distensibility (10−3 mmHg−1) 0.21 0.25
Cardiopulmonary fitness measure
 VO2 peak (mL/min/kg) −0.51 <0.01
 VO2 peak (mL/min/lean kg) −0.25 0.02

AA, ascending aorta; BA, brachial artery; DA, descending aorta; FAS, full age spectrum; WSSMAX, maximum WSS; WSSTA, time average WSS.