title: Skin autofluorescence is increased in young people with type 1 diabetes exposed to secondhand smoking.
abstract: Skin autofluorescence is increased in diabetes, rises with age, and predicts diabetes-related complications. Exposure to secondhand smoke, because one or more family members are smokers, further increases skin autofluorescence in children and young adults with type 1 diabetes. Elimination of passive smoking should be a goal in diabetes education. Association between age and skin autofluorescence (SAF), in arbitrary units (AU), in young people with type 1 diabetes exposed (black dots) and not exposed (open dots) to secondhand smoke. Regression lines show correlations between these parameters in exposed (solid line) and not exposed (dashed line) patients.
authors: Department of Endocrinology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors: Charlotte E
authors: CE
authors: Vollenbrock
authors: Department of Endocrinology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors: Robert P
authors: RP
authors: Van Waateringe
authors: Diabeter, Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes Care and Research, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors: Henk J
authors: HJ
authors: Veeze
authors: Diabeter, Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes Care and Research, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors: Henk-Jan
authors: HJ
authors: Aanstoot
authors: Department of Endocrinology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors: Bruce H R
authors: BH
authors: Wolffenbuttel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005453:Fluorescence; D017127:Glycation End Products, Advanced / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism*; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D017127:Glycation End Products, Advanced; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution
keywords: autofluorescence; glycation; smoking