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. 2023 May 22;329(23):2089–2091. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.8674

Table. Characteristics of Children Included in a Study of COVID-19 and Type 1 Diabetes.

2018-2019 2020-2021 P valuea
No COVID-19 diagnosis COVID-19 diagnosis
Total, No. (%) 1 181 096 984 841 (83.4) 195 795 (16.6)
Sex, No. (%)
Girls 572 073 (48.4) 478 295 (48.6) 93 529 (47.8) <.001
Boys 609 023 (51.6) 506 546 (51.4) 102 266 (52.2)
Age
Median (IQR), yb 4.5 (2.5-6.8) 6.8 (4.5-8.8) 6.0 (4.0-8.5) <.001
≤6.5 y, No. (%) 826 805 (70.0) 484 426 (49.2) 110 454 (56.4) <.001
>6.5 y, No. (%) 354 791 (30.0) 500 415 (50.8) 85 341 (43.6)
a

P values were for comparisons between children with and without a COVID-19 diagnosis.

b

Age was on January 1, 2019, for the 2018-2019 period and on January 1, 2020, for the 2020-2021 period.