Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, it is unclear whether increased body weight amplifies that risk in T1D patients. This is a crosssectional study examining the presence of cardiovascular risk factors in normal and overweight children, both with and without T1D. Sixty-six children (aged 16AE2.2 years) were included in one of the following groups: (T1D and normal weight, T1D and overweight, healthy and normal weight, and healthy and overweight). A fasting blood sample was analyzed for lipid profile (triglyceride, cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol), apolipoprotein B (apoB), and apolipoprotein C-III (apoC-III) levels. Body composition was determined by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry and vascular elasticity by HDI ⁄ Pulsewave CR-2000 (Hypertension Diagnostics, Eagan, MN). Statistical analyses examined the effect of T1D and body weight status and their interactions on cardiovascular risk parameters. In this study, the authors were unable to demonstrate an additive effect of body weight status and T1D on cardiovascular risk profile. However, subgroup analysis of patients with T1D revealed higher apoC-III levels in overweight patients with T1D (P=.0453) compared with normal-weight diabetic children. Most notably, there was a direct relationship of small artery elasticity to body weight status. This seemingly paradoxical observation supports recent data and warrants further investigation. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2011;13:351-356. Ó2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a common disease of childhood and is increasing in prevalence worldwide. 1 Cardiovascular (CV) disease occurs at a higher frequency and at a younger age in patients with T1D compared with the general population.2,3 Men and women with T1D have a cumulative mortality rate of 35% from coronary artery disease by the age of 55 years, compared with only 4% to 8% in nondiabetic persons.4 Since T1D is a disease mostly occurring in childhood, patients face a lifelong CV burden. Identifying risk factors for CV disease in childhood allows for earlier intervention and possible amelioration of risk.The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) examined the effect of an intensive insulin regimen compared with a conventional insulin regimen on subsequent microvascular and macrovascular complications associated with T1D. The trial demonstrated that tight control of diabetes with an intensive insulin regimen resulted in a decreased incidence of microvascular complications. 5 The use of intensive insulin resulted in better control of diabetes but had some deleterious side effects, notably increased risk of hypoglycemia and increased weight gain. The prevalence of overweight, defined by body mass index (BMI) of >27.8 kg ⁄ m 2 in men and >27.3 kg ⁄ m 2 in women, is almost 2-fold higher in intensively treated patients compared with patients on a conventional regimen. 6 However, it is still unclear whether macrovascular complications that occur with weig...