Table 2.
C-peptide and some clinical differences between boys and girls at diagnosis
| Boys | Girls | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD | |
| HbA1c (mmol/mol) | 1913 | 92.2* | 24.4 | 1528 | 96.2* | 26.7 |
| C-peptide (nmol/L, onset) | 1838 | 0.28** | 0.25 | 1426 | 0.30** | 0.25 |
| BMI-SDS | 1838 | −0.39 | 1.56 | 1448 | −0.48 | 1.39 |
| Age (year) | 2020 | 10.2* | 4.5 | 1588 | 9.4* | 4.0 |
| pH | 1923 | 7.34 | 0.09 | 1511 | 7.34 | 0.10 |
| BE (mmol/L) | 1883 | −4.1* | 6.8 | 1492 | −5.1* | 7.5 |
| p-glucose (mmol/L) | 1950 | 27.3 | 9.1 | 1547 | 26.3 | 8.7 |
| n | Yes (%) | Yes (%) | ||||
| Weight loss | 2131 | 1453 (68.2) | 1693 | 1189 (70.2) | ||
| Polydipsia | 2131 | 1870 (87.8) | 1693 | 1482 (87.5) | ||
| Polyuria | 2131 | 1897 (89) | 1693 | 1482 (87.5) | ||
| Other autoimmune disease | 2131 | 80 (3.8)* | 1693 | 110 (6.5)* | ||
BMI-SDS, body mass index standard deviation score; BE, base excess.
**
p < 0.05.
*
p < 0.01.