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. 2013 Jan 8;29(1):85–89. doi: 10.1002/dmrr.2365

Table 4.

Some symptoms and signs at diagnosis, as well as family history of diabetes in relation to C-peptide at diagnosis

C-peptide, diagnosis

Symptoms/history Number Mean SD p-value
Polyuria Yes 3067 0.27 0.21 <0.000
No 139 0.71 0.51
Polydipsia Yes 3043 0.26 0.21 <0.000
No 154 0.70 0.51
Weight loss Yes 2397 0.25 0.19 <0.000
No 701 0.42 0.37
pH <7.3 Yes 513 0.18 0.15 <0.000
No 2606 0.30 0.24
BMI-SDS ≤0 Yes 1872 0.24 0.19 <0.000
No 1125 0.37 0.32
Other auto Yes 173 0.32 0.31 n.s
immune disease No 3268 0.29 0.26
T1D in family Yes 448 0.37 0.28 <0.000
No 2993 0.27 0.26
T1D in grandparents Yes 220 0.34 0.25 0.01
No 3221 0.29 0.27
T2D in relatives Yes 1121 0.31 0.27 0.01
No 2320 0.28 0.27

BMI-SDS, body mass index standard deviation score; T1D, type 1 diabetes; T2D, type 2 diabetes.

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