In the group of T1DM children a positive but statistically insignificant correlation was seen between serum VEGF and total cholesterol levels, Rs = 0.105, p = 0.459 (Fig. 2a), and between VEGF and LDL cholesterol levels, Rs = 0.005, p = 0.973 (Fig. 2b). This evidence concerns the gene VEGFA and type 1 diabetes mellitus.