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. 2024 Aug 2;43(1):12-22.
doi: 10.2337/cd24-0028. eCollection 2025 Winter.

Trends in BMI in Latin American Children With New-Onset Type 1 Diabetes Over 3 Years

Valeria Hirschler  1 , Claudia Molinari  2 , Maria Eugenia Andres  3 , Angela Figueroa  4 , Victoria Femenia  5 , Guadalupe Pietropaolo  6 , Maria L Major  7 , Edit Scaiola  8 , Sandra Mazzetti  9 , Patricia Pasayo  10 , Amanda J Benitez  11 , Andrea Escalante Marassi  12 , Laura Pardo  13 , Julie Pelicand  14 , Carlos M Del Aguila Villar  15 , Claudio D Gonzalez  16 ; CODIAPED Study Group
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Trends in BMI in Latin American Children With New-Onset Type 1 Diabetes Over 3 Years

Valeria Hirschler et al. Clin Diabetes. .

Abstract

This article reports the trends in BMI z score (z-BMI) and their correlation with insulin dose and A1C in children with new-onset type 1 diabetes from several Latin American centers. The researchers observed a significant increase in the z-BMI from type 1 diabetes onset through the 3-year follow-up, with insulin dose as a significant covariate. Although insulin doses steadily increased, their impact on A1C did not appear to be optimal (mean A1C 8.7%).

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