Altered Regulatory B Cell Subsets in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Table 1
Clinical and demographic features of study subjects.
Variable
Type 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 (%)
ZnT8A
11/29 (37.9%)
NA
GADA
23/29 (79.3%)
NA
IA2A
7/29 (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.