Characteristics and Determinants of Partial Remission in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Using the Insulin-Dose-Adjusted A1C Definition

Table 1

Characteristics of the clinical series at diagnosis.

	Total; ( = 242)	PR; ( = 136)	No PR; ( = 106)	^a
Sex— (%)				0.35
Girls	115 (47.5)	61 (44.8)	54 (50.9)
Boys	127 (52.5)	75 (55.1)	52 (49.1)
Age at
Mean—year^b	8.8 ± 3.8	8.9 ± 3.8	8.9 ± 3.9	0.96
Median—year	9.5	9.4	9.6
Range—year	0.9–16.4	1.4–16.4	0.9–16.4
Girls—year^b	9.4 ± 3.4	9.3 ± 3.5	9.5 ± 3.4	0.75
Boys—year^b	8.5 ± 4.2	8.6 ± 4.1	8.2 ± 4.5	0.65
0–4  years— (%)	44 (18.2)	21 (15.4)	23 (21.7)	0.50
5–9  years— (%)	93 (38.4)	56 (41.2)	37 (34.9)
>10  years— (%)	103 (42.6)	58 (42.6)	45 (42.4)
Height -score at
Girls	0.0 ± 1.2	0.0 ± 1.2	0.0 ± 1.1	0.72
Boys	0.0 ± 1.2	0.0 ± 1.0	−0.2 ± 1.4	0.36
BMI -score at
Girls	0.0 ± 1.1	−0.1 ± 0.9	+0.1 ± 1.2	0.34
Boys	+0.3 ± 1.1	+0.3 ± 1.0	+0.3 ± 1.3	0.64

Categorical variables were analyzed using chi-square test; continuous variables were analyzed using chi-square test with trend; ages at diagnosis were analyzed using unpaired -test. ^bPlus-minus values are means ± SD. : diagnosis.