Table 1. Bio-demographic data of study diabetic patients’ according to their management regimen.
P: Pearson X2 test; $: Exact probability test; #: Independent t-test; *P<0.05 (significant).
Personal data | Regimen | p-value | |||
MDI | CSII | ||||
No | % | No | % | ||
Age in years | 0.069 | ||||
<6 | 43 | 13.6% | 2 | 5.7% | |
7-10 | 120 | 38.0% | 9 | 25.7% | |
11-15 | 153 | 48.4% | 24 | 68.6% | |
Mean ± SD | 9.8 ± 2.7 | 11.1 ± 2.0 | |||
Gender | 0.039* | ||||
Male | 148 | 46.8% | 10 | 28.6% | |
Female | 168 | 53.2% | 25 | 71.4% | |
Hemoglobinopathies and chronic diseases | 0.102$ | ||||
None | 278 | 88.0% | 34 | 97.1% | |
Hyperlipidemia | 38 | 12.0% | 1 | 2.9% | |
BMI | 0.016*# | ||||
Mean ± SD | 17.7 ± 3.7 | 19.3 ± 3.9 |