Table 1.
Demographics and clinical characteristics
| Younger adults [n = 41] |
Elderly [n = 39] |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age, years [mean (range)] | 32.0 (22–45) | 68.5 (65–77) |
| Sex [n (%)] | ||
| Male | 28 (68.3) | 22 (56.4) |
| Female | 13 (31.7) | 17 (43.6) |
| White [n (%)] | 41 (100.0) | 39 (100.0) |
| Weight, kg [mean (SD)] | 78.4 (10.0) | 76.7 (12.8) |
| BMI, kg/m2 [mean (SD)] | 24.8 (2.4) | 26.2 (2.6) |
| HbA1c, % [mean (SD)] | 7.2 (0.6) | 7.2 (0.7) |
| Duration of T1DM, years [mean (SD)] | 17.7 (9.3) | 37.5 (14.7) |
| Total daily insulin dose, units [mean (SD)] | 49.2 (15.3) | 44.1 (22.8) |
| Previous insulin therapy [n (%)] | ||
| Basal MDI | 24 (58.5) | 24 (61.5) |
| Rapid-acting MDI | 23 (56.1) | 22 (56.4) |
| Short-acting MDI | 0 | 2 (5.1) |
| Mixtard MDI | 1 (2.4) | 0 |
| Rapid-acting CSII | 17 (41.5) | 15 (38.5) |
BMI body mass index, CSII continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion, HbA1c haemoglobin A1c, MDI multiple daily injections, SD standard deviation, T1DM type 1 diabetes mellitus