Incidence and Mortality Rates and Clinical Characteristics of Type 1 Diabetes among Children and Young Adults in Cochabamba, Bolivia

Table 1

Clinical and biochemical characteristics.

Parameter	n	Mean (SD)	Range
Age at diagnosis (years)	141	9.9 (4.4)	0.3–22.2
Diabetes duration (years)	141	8.1 (5.7)	0.1–26.9
BMI SD score	137	0.9 (1.1)	−2.2–3.7
Systolic SD score	21	0.7 (0.8)	−1.4–2.0
Diastolic SD score	21	1.1 (0.7)	−0.1–2.6
HbA1c (%)	135	8.5 (1.9) %	5.4–14.0%
HbA1c (mmol/mol)	135	69 (21) mmol/mol	36–130 mmol/mol
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)	130	0.92 (0.69)	0.5–6.2
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	122	167 (43.2)	81–334
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	121	112 (63)	42–497
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	27	43 (14.2)	7.9–59
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL, calculated)	27	124 (38)	43–191
Non-HDL cholesterol (mg/dL, calculated)	27	149 (44)	58–216

HbA1c not included on six subjects assessed within six months of diagnosis.