Table 1.
Clinical and laboratory characteristics of type 1 diabetes mellitus patients
| Characteristic | n (%) |
| Age (mean ± SD, yr) | 12.52 ± 2.99 |
| Age of presentation (mean ± SD, yr) | 8.5 ± 3.1 |
| Gender: mean/female | 35 (41.2)/50 (58.8) |
| Weight (kg) | 44.55 ± 14.51 |
| Height (cm) | 144.6 ± 15.55 |
| Microalbuminuria | |
| No | 80 (94.1) |
| Yes | 5 (5.9) |
| Frequency of DKA | 1.22 ± 0.91 |
| C-peptide (fasting) | 0.34 ± 0.28 |
| C-peptide (post-prandial) | 0.58 ± 0.64 |
| Serum cholesterol | 163.95 ± 28.1 |
| HbA1c | 7.98 ± 1.59 |
| Grades of HbA1c control1 | |
| Optimal/suboptimal | 57 (67.1) |
| Poor | 28 (32.9) |
1
Optimal/suboptimal control < 8.5, poor control ≥ 8.5. DKA: Diabetic ketoacidosis.