Research Article
Personal and Clinical Predictors of Poor Metabolic Control in Children with Type 1 Diabetes in Jordan
Table 1
General characteristics of participants (
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| | Variables | (%) | Variables | (%) |
| | Gender (male) | 145 (55.1%) | Current HbA1c | | | Duration of diabetes | | <7.5% | 55 (20.9%) | | ≤5 years | 218 (82.9%) | 7.5%–9.0% | 101 (38.4%) | | >5 years | 45 (17.1%) | >9.0% | 107 (40.7%) | | Current age groups (years) | | Counts of carbohydrates | | | ≤5 | 19 (7.2%) | Yes | 88 (33.5%) | | >5-10 | 88 (33.5%) | No | 175 (66.5%) | | >10-15 | 117 (44.5%) | Who decides insulin dose | | | >15 | 39 (14.8%) | Mother | 225 (85.6%) | | First insulin regimen | | Father | 28 (10.6%) | | MDI | 86 (32.7%) | Patient himself/herself | 8 (3%) | | TDI | 177 (67.3%) | Sibling | 1 (0.4%) | | DKA as first presentation | | Grandmother | 1 (0.4%) | | Yes | 102 (38.8%) | Receive insulin at school | | | No | 161 (61.2%) | Yes | 206 (78.3%) | | Current insulin regimen | | No | 26 (9.9%) | | MDI | 177 (67.3%) | Do not attend school | 31 (11.8%) | | TDI | 84 (31.9%) | Age at diagnosis (years) | | | Pump | 2 (0.8%) | <6 | 102 (38.8%) | | Upgraded insulin regimen | | >6-14 | 156 (59.3%) | | Yes | 96 (36.5%) | >14 | 5 (1.9%) | | No | 167 (63.5%) | | | | Other comorbidities | | | | | Celiac | 26 (9.9%) | | | | Hypothyroidism | 6 (2.3%) | | | | Celiac and hypothyroidism | 1 (0.4%) | | | | Others | 5 (1.9%) | | | | None | 225 (85.6%) | | |
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