Table 1.
Showing demographic characteristics of patients with T1DM (n = 52).
| Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| 1–10 years | 27 (51.9) |
| 11–20 years | 19 (36.6) |
| 21–30 years | 6 (11.5) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 22 (42.3) |
| Female | 30 (57.6) |
| Background | |
| Rural | 39 (75) |
| Urban | 13 (25) |
| Source of income in family | |
| Government job | 13 (25) |
| Private job | 28 (53.8) |
| Self employed | 11 (21.2) |
| Socio economic status | |
| Upper middle | 4 (7.6) |
| Lower middle | 14 (27) |
| Upper lower | 25 (48.1) |
| Lower | 9 (17.3) |
| Insulin administered by | |
| Parents | 19 (37) |
| Self | 24 (44) |
| Both | 10 (19) |
| Insulin used | |
| Long acting + short acting analogue | 32 (62) |
| Intermediate acting + Short acting insulin | 17 (32) |
| Premix insulin (30:70) | 3 (6) |
| Associated illness | |
| Celiac disease | 5 (9.6) |
| Hypothyroidism | 2 (3.8) |