Prevention & lipids

Cardiovascular Risk Prediction Scores in Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

JACC AdvPublished Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Authors' conclusion

Among individuals with T1DM, CVD risk models had a moderate to excellent discrimination, with a better discrimination and accuracy for T1DM-specific scores.

Study context

Population
Persons with T1DM (mean age 34 years, mainly White, 55% male)
Participants
73,664 persons11 studies
Comparison
T1DM-specific cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk scores vs general population or type 2 diabetes risk scores
  • T1DM-specificn = 7
Outcome
Discrimination (C-statistic) and calibration of CVD risk scores
Methodological detailsrandom-effects models
  • Random-effects models

Pooled result

As reported in the abstract

Discrimination (C-statistic)

T1DM-specific

0.81

pooled C-statistic

General population or type 2 diabetes

0.75

pooled C-statistic

Most risk scores had moderate to excellent discrimination (C-statistic range)
0.73-0.85

Original publication

Cardiovascular Risk Prediction Scores in Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JACC Adv. Published 17 December 2024. doi:10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101462

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