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Table 3.

Comparison of antibody-positive versus antibody-negative patients with T1D and their associated socio-demographic and biochemical characteristics

Variables	Antibody status

	Any antibody +ve	Antibody -ve
Total n (%)	40 (43)	54 (57)
Female n^◊(%)	23 (57.5)	27 (50)
Age at diagnosis^◊◊[median (min-max)]years	18 (4–35)	17 (5–44)
Diabetes duration^◊◊[median (min-max)] years	3.7 (0.2–17)	3.0 (0–14)
Positive family history of diabetes^◊n (%)	24 (60)	18 (33.3)**
BMI ^◊◊◊[mean ± SD] kg/m²	20.4 ± 5.4	19.2 ± 3.6
Waist-to-hip ratio^◊◊◊[mean ± SD]	0.87 ± 0.09	0.87 ± 0.09
HbA₁c ^◊◊[median (min-max)] %	13.4 (7.4->14)	13.9 (5.9->14)
Normal C-peptide levels^◊#n (%)	2 (5.1)	5 (9.4)

*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.

^◊Fisher's Exact Test, ^◊◊Mann-Whitney, ^◊◊◊Unpaired t test

^#Normal C-peptide levels: fasting >0.3 nmol/l; random >0.6 nmol/l.