Research Article

Altered Regulatory B Cell Subsets in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 1

Clinical and demographic features of study subjects.

VariableType 1 diabetic patients ()Controls ()

Sex ()
 Male (%)14 (48.2%)6 (42.8%)
 Female (%)15 (51.7%)8 (57.1%)
BMI percentile,
Weight (kg),
Height (cm),
Age (years), median (IQR)7 (3.4-11)7 (2.6-8.5)
Age at diagnosis (years), median (IQR)4.5 (2-6.5)NA
Duration of diabetes (years), median (IQR)1.6 (0.1-4.85)NA
Fasting blood glucose level (mg/dl), median (IQR)320 (221-421)NA
HbA1c (%)
ZnT8A11/29 (37.9%)NA
GADA23/29 (79.3%)NA
IA2A7/29 (24.1%)NA

Data are expressed as deviation for parametric data, median (interquartile ranges) for nonparametric data, or (%) for qualitative data. IQR: interquartile ranges; NA: not applicable.