Table 1.
Patients’ characteristics at T0 (before the start of lockdown)
| Categorical Variables | Continuous Variables | ||
| Gender Males (%) Females (%) |
64/139 (46.0) 75/139 (54.0) |
Mean age, years | 13.9 ± 5.27 |
| Ethnicity Italian (%) Foreign (%) |
97/139 (69.8) 42/139 (30.2) |
Age at diagnosis, years | 7.05 ± 4.40 |
| Glycaemic monitoring CGM or FGM (%) SMBG (%) |
120/139 (86.3) 19/139 (13.7) |
Diabetes duration, years | 7.21 ± 4.77 |
| Insulin administration MDI (%) CSII (%) SAP (%) |
97/139 (69.8) 42/139 (30.2) 26/42 (18.7) |
BMI, z-score | 0.30 ± 0.97 |
| Age groups | HbA1c, mmol/mol | 64.36 ± 15.59 | |
| Preschool age (0-6 y.) (%) School age [6-13 y.) (%) Adolescents [13-17 y.) (%) Young adults ≥ 17 y. (%) |
9/139 (6.47) 44/139 (31.65) 44/139 (31.65) 42/139 (30.22) |
DIR, IU/kg/die | 0.74 ± 0.20 |
| HbA1c < 64 mmol/mol (%) | 87/139 (62.6) | ||
Categorical data are reported as absolute frequencies (percent values); continuous data as mean ± SD. CGM, continuous glucose monitoring; FGM, flash glucose monitoring; SMBG, self-monitoring of blood glucose; MDI, multiple daily injection; CSII, continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion; SAP, sensor augmented pump; HbA1c, glycated haemoglobin; BMI, body mass index; DIR, daily insulin requirement.