Table 3.

Comparison of demographic and anthropometric measurements in type I DM patients with normal- versus micro-albuminuria

	Normoalbuminria N = 37		Microalbuminuria N = 13		Independent t-test Chi square
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	t/x2	P-value
Age years	11.14	3.22	15.08	2.25	-4.060	0.0001
Male	18	48.6%	4	30.8%	1.248	0.264
Female	19	51.4%	9	69.2%
Disease Duration [Y] Duration (years)	4.23	2.92	9.62	3.15	-5.601	0.0001
Insulin dosage dosage (I.U/kg/day)	0.95	0.23	1.13	0.25	-2.463	0.017
Ht.sds	-0.11	1.03	-0.88	0.97	2.353	0.023
Wt. sds	1.12	1.76	1.05	1.29	0.134	0.894
BMI	19.28	3.60	22.66	3.29	-2.976	0.005
Waist circumference (cm)	63.22	6.90	74.88	10.35	-4.578	0.0001
Hip circumference (cm)	76.22	12.42	91.73	13.38	-3.799	0.0001
Waist \ hip	0.84	0.05	0.82	0.05	1.003	0.321
Waist \ ht	0.45	0.03	0.49	0.05	-3.290	0.002

Ht = height, Wt = weight, BMI = Body Mass Index.