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 | |||||
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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.