A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Data-driven metabolic subtypes predict future adverse events in individuals with type 1 diabetes
Authors: Raija Lithovius, Iiro Toppila, Valma Harjutsalo, Carol Forsblom, Per-Henrik Groop, Ville-Petteri Mäkinen; on behalf of the FinnDiane Study Group
Publication year: 2017
Journal: Diabetologia
Volume: 60
Issue: 7
First page : 1234
Last page: 1243
Number of pages: 10
ISSN: 0012-186X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-017-4273-8
Conclusions/interpretation
Data-driven multivariable metabolic subtypes predicted the divergence of complication burden across multiple clinical endpoints simultaneously. In particular, men with the metabolic syndrome and women with high HDL-cholesterol should be recognised as important subgroups in interventional studies and public health guidelines on type 1 diabetes.