TY - T1 - Age at menarche and the risk of diabetic microvascular complications in patients with type 1 diabetes SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/224046 T3 - A1 - Harjutsalo, Valma; Maric-Bilkan, Christine; Forsblom, Carol; Groop, Per-Henrik; FinnDiane Study Grp A2 - PB - Y1 - 2016 LA - eng AB - Aims/hypothesis The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship among age at onset of diabetes, age at onset of menarche and risk of diabetic nephropathy and laser-treated retinopathy in type 1 diabetes. Methods Data related to age at menarche were collected through questionnaires and were available for 1,304 women who participated in the Finnish Diabetic Nephropathy Study (FinnDiane). A possible association between age at menarche and diabetic nephropathy and retinopathy was investigated... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Age at menarche; Age at onset of diabetes; Delayed menarche; Diabetic nephropathy; Diabetic retinopathy; Puberty; Type 1 diabetes; STAGE RENAL-DISEASE; METABOLIC-CONTROL; NATURAL-HISTORY; NEPHROPATHY; MELLITUS; PUBERTY; WOMEN; MICROALBUMINURIA; ADOLESCENTS; ONSET; 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine N1 - PP - ER -