title: Age, sex and ICA influence on beta-cell secretion during the first year after the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus.
abstract: We studied the independent influence of sex, age and islet-cell antibodies (ICA) on residual beta-cell secretion and metabolic control during the first year after the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus in 40 consecutive newly diagnosed patients. Glucagon-stimulated C-peptide secretion was measured after 5-10 days and 3, 6 and 12 months of diagnosis. ICA (JDF units) and complement-fixing ICA (CF-ICA) were determined at diagnosis and after 12 months. The influence of sex, age and ICA was analyzed in a multivariate analysis of variance of 3 factors (age, sex and ICA) for repeated measures over time. ICA and CF-ICA were positive in 75.0% and 35.0% of patients at diagnosis and in 48.7% and 20.5% of patients one year later. Persistence of ICA positivity was higher in females (p. less than 0.001) and in CF-ICA+ patients (p less than 0.01), but did not involve a different evolution of C-peptide secretion. Males had a lower C-peptide secretion than females (p = 0.023) during the first year after the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes, independently of the age and ICA status of the patients. Adult patients (greater than or equal to 18 years-old) had lower HbA1 values than younger patients (p = 0.006) and ICA+ patients with a moderate or high value (greater than 10 JDF units) had a lower C-peptide secretion over time (p = 0.031 at 6 months, p = 0.067 at 12 months) and higher HbA1 values (p = 0.056) than younger patients. HbA1 was significantly explained by ICA and C-peptide values in a stepwise multiple regression analysis (p = 0.005).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Endocrine Unit, Bellvitge Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Montaña
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fernandez-Castañer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rosel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Soler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002096:C-Peptide / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012727:Sex Characteristics
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D001786:Blood Glucose; D002096:C-Peptide; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; C024211:islet cell antibody