Table 1.

Characteristics of T1DM study participants.

		Controls (n = 295)	Total T1DM (n = 296)	Newly diagnosed T1DM (n = 106)	Established T1DM (n = 190)
Gender	Males	148	147	49	98
	Female	147	149	57	92
Age (year)a		8.40 ± 3.60	8.66 ± 3.75	7.18 ± 3.61	9.49 ± 3.58
Year	<6	76	68	39	29
	6–12	16	166	59	107
	>12	57	62	8	54

^aValues are expressed as mean ± s.d., Student t-test was used, P < 0.05 was statistically significant.