SERUM-LIPOPROTEINS AND APOLIPOPROTEINS IN CHILDREN DURING THE FIRST 5YEARS OF DIABETES

Serum lipoproteins and apolipoproteins were followed in 34 children du ring a period of 5 years from the onset of diabetes. The group did not differ in these respects from a healthy control group after 5 years o f disease. The variation in serum triglycerides and very-low-density L ipoprotein (VLDL) triglycerides was more pronounced, some patients hav ing high values. Serum triglycerides and VLDL lipids were significantl y correlated to subcutaneous fat, measured as triceps and subscapular skinfolds. None of the patients had albuminuria, so lipid levels could not be related to renal albumin excretion. There was no significant c orrelation between any serum lipid and haemoglobin Al-c.