Table 3.

Clinical Comparisons between male and female Subjects

Characteristics	Male (N = 37)	Female (N = 54)	P-value
Mean age (years)	11.8 ± 4.0	11.9 ± 3.9	NS
DM duration (years)	4.5 ± 2.6	3.7 ± 2.7	NS
Pre-BMI z-score	0.66 ± 0.88	0.58 ± 0.85	NS
Post-BMI z-score	0.87 ± 0.71	0.74 ± 0.73	NS
Pre-Activity Level	2.0 + 0.68	2.0 + 0.68	NS
Post-Activity Level	2.1 + 0.70	2.2 + 0.67	NS
Pre-TDD (U/kg)	0.82 ± 0.20	0.91 ± 0.26	NS
Post- TDD (U/kg)	0.84 ± 0.20	0.87 ± 0.22	NS
Pre % Basal	43.9 ± 12.6	44.1 ± 10.9	NS
Post % Basal	39.1 ± 8.9	41.7 ± 9.2	NS
Pre-bolus:basal	1.49 ± 0.82	1.43 ± 0.70	NS
Post-bolus:basal	1.69 ± 0.65	1.53 ± 0.65	NS
Pre- HbA1c	8.1 ± 0.8	8.2 ± 0.8	NS
Post- HbA1c	7.6 ± 0.6†	7.8 ± 0.7†	<0.01
Pre-FBG	179.8 ± 39.9	183.2 ± 48.8	NS
Post-FBG	162.5 ± 33.7†	163.4 ± 31.7	<0.05
Pre-hypo/2 week	1.48 ± 0.75	1.99 ± 0.86	<0.01
Post-hypo/2 week	1.0 ± 0.4†	1.53 ± 0.90†	<0.01

Data are mean ± SD. total daily dose (TDD), fasting blood glucose (FBG). Pre” values represent baseline data collected at the beginning of the study per group. “Post” values represent data collected after one year of insulin pump therapy

p- value, comparison between male vs. female

†p < 0.01, Comparison between pre and post characteristics