Table 1.

Demographic characteristics and clinical characteristics of patients

	n = 40
Age (yr)*	12.4 ± 2.69
Gender
Male	21 (52.5%)
Female	19 (47.5%)
Race
Malay	30 (75.0%)
Chinese	5 (12.5%)
Indian	5 (12.5%)
Pubertal status
Pre-pubertal	9 (22.5%)
Pubertal	31 (77.5%)
Onset of diagnosis (yr)*	7.6 ± 2.81
Disease duration (yr)*	4.8 ± 2.89
HbA1C (%)*	9.4 ± 2.30
Glycaemic control
Well-controlled	10 (25%)
Poor-controlled	30 (75%)

^*values are presented in mean ± standard deviation