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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of T1DM patients and control group

From: Evaluation of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines in type 1 diabetes mellitus

Variables

T1DM (n = 231)

Control (n = 168)

P value

Male/female

110/121

87/81

Age (years)

15.18 ± 0.389

13.87 ± 0.446

0.029

Duration (years)

4.45 ± 0.31

 

Body mass index (kg/m2)

23.9 ± 0.77

20.6 ± 0.79

0.004

Waist Circumference (cm)

75.5 ± 1.6

72 ± 2.3

0.22

Hip Circumference (cm)

87.2 ± 1.6

82.8 ± 1.79

0.079

Waist/Hip Ratio

0.86 ± 0.01

0.86 ± 0.02

0.9

Fasting plasma glucose(FBG) (mg/dl)

146.5 ± 3.1

85.2 ± 2.3

0.0001

Insulin (mIU/ml)

19.5 ± 1.8

16.6 ± 1.3

0.204

  1. Numeric variables are described by mean ± SE
  2. P values for comparison between T1DM and control groups. P value < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant
  3. P value in italics was considered as statistically significant