The relationship between body mass index, blood pressure, and atherosclerosis risk factors in type 1 and 2 diabetic patients from northwestern Algeria

Abstract

Objective. The present work was framed to study the relationship between body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, and atherosclerosis risk factors on the basis of three lipid ratios in type 1 (T1D) and type 2 diabetic (T2D) patients.

Keywords

• atherosclerosis
• lipid ratios
• overweight/obesity
• blood pressure
• type 1 diabetes
• type 2 diabetes