Parents' cardiovascular risk factors are related to overweight and obesity in young Brazilians with type 1 diabetes.

Aim: To identify family background characteristics and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors linked to overweight and obesity in Brazilian with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

Methods: We performed cross-sectional anthropometric and laboratory analyses in young individuals with T1D.

Results: Among 181 participants, 87 were women and 94 were men (64%/78% normal weight, 27%/15% overweight and 9%/7% obese).