Integration of Routine Parameters of Glycemic Variability in a Simple Screening Method for Partial Remission in Children with Type 1 Diabetes
Table 1
Characteristics of the clinical series at diagnosis.
Total ()
PR ()
No PR ()
Pa
Gender n (%)
0.6
Girls
112 (46.9)
78 (69.6)
34 (30.4)
0.3
<5 yrs n (%)
9 (8)
5 (55.6)
4 (44.4)
5–10 yrs n (%)
41 (36.6)
32 (78)
9 (22)
≥10 yrs n (%)
62 (55.4)
41 (66.1)
21 (33.9)
Boys
127 (53.1)
92 (72.4)
35 (27.6)
0.2
<5 yrs n (%)
30 (23.6)
18 (60)
12 (40)
5–10 yrs n (%)
47 (37)
36 (76.6)
11 (23.4)
≥10 yrs n (%)
50 (39.4)
38 (76)
12 (24)
Age at Δ
0.1
<5 yrs n (%)
39 (16.3)
23 (59)
16 (41)
5–10 yrs n (%)
88 (36.8)
68 (77.3)
20 (22.7)
≥10 yrs n (%)
112 (46.9)
79 (70.5)
33 (29.5)
Mean (yrsb)
9.1 ± 3.8
9.2 ± 3.6
8.8 ± 4.34
Median (yrsc)
9.7 (6.3–11.9)
9.67 (6.6–11.8)
9.67 (5.3–12.2)
0.7
Range (yrs)
0.8–16.4
1.8–16.4
0.8–16.2
Girls (yrs)c
10.3 (7.2–12.3)
10 (7.2–12.2)
11.3 (7.7–12.2)
0.03
Boys (yrs)c
8.9 (5–11.6)
9.4 (5.7–11.5)
7.5 (3.5–11.5)
aCategorical variables were analyzed using chi-square test; ages at diagnosis were analyzed using Mann–Whitney rank sum test (PR-no PR). bMean ± SD; cmedian and interquartile range (q25%–q75%); Δ: diagnosis; yrs: years.
