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. 2012 Sep 11;55(12):3155–3162. doi: 10.1007/s00125-012-2708-9

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of study participants

Sequence OFF/ON Sequence ON/OFF
Characteristic All participants Adults Children All participants Adults Children
Sample size, n 76 41 35 77 40 37
Mean age (years) 28 ± 17 42 ± 11 12 ± 3.2 28 ± 16 42 ± 10 12 ± 3.6
Male sex, n (%) 37 (49) 20 (49) 17 (49) 42 (54) 18 (45) 24 (65)
Mean weight (kg) 66 ± 21 79 ± 13 52 ± 20 65 ± 23 77 ± 15 53 ± 23
Mean height (cm) 166 ± 17 174 ± 8.8 156 ± 18 165 ± 18 174 ± 10 156 ± 20
BMI (kg/m2) 24 ± 4.5 26 ± 3.2 20 ± 4.0 23 ± 5.0 25 ± 3.3 21 ± 5.4
HbA1c (%) 8.5 ± 0.6 8.4 ± 0.6 8.5 ± 0.6 8.3 ± 0.7 8.1 ± 0.5 8.6 ± 0.7
HbA1c (mmol/mol) 69.4 ± 6.5 68.3 ± 6.5 69.4 ± 6.5 67.2 ± 7.6 65.0 ± 5.5 70.5 ± 7.6
Time since diagnosis of diabetes (years) 14 ± 10 21 ± 8.9 6.3 ± 3.1 16 ± 12 24 ± 11 7.4 ± 4.1
Time since start of CSII (years) 5.1 ± 4.1 6.4 ± 4.8 3.5 ± 2.2 5.0 ± 4.2 6.3 ± 5.3 3.5 ± 1.7

Values are presented as mean±SD, unless stated otherwise. Observed paediatric group (6 to 18 years); observed adult group (21 to 64 years)