Table 1.
Demographic data
| Variables |
GADA |
Control |
|---|---|---|
| (n = 21) | (n = 19) | |
| Mean Age, y (SD) |
52.5 (12.3) |
53.4 (8.9) |
| Sex ratio (F:M) |
14:7 |
11:8 |
| Education, y (SD) |
13.1 (2.9) |
13.1 (2.1) |
| Mean disease duration, y (SD) |
7.7 (6.6) |
12.5 (6.7) * |
| Mean HbA1c value, % (SD) |
7.9 (1.6) |
7.4 (1.3) |
| Mean daily insulin dose, units (SD) |
36.2 (32.2) |
23.5 (25.5) |
| Insulin index, units/kg/day (SD) |
0.6 (0.4) |
0.3 (0.3) |
| Weight, kg (SD) |
60.8 (12.5) |
72.5 (15.6) * |
| Height, m (SD) |
1.62 (9.8) |
1.62 (8.9) |
| BMI, kg/m2 (SD) | 23.4 (5.5) | 27.4 (4.9) * |
Insulin index - units of insulin taken in a 24-h period divided by weight in kg.
Abbreviations: GADA glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody, BMI body mass index (weight in kg divided by height in m2).
* p < 0.05.