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. 2021 Nov 3;92(5):e2021399. doi: 10.23750/abm.v92i5.11911

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.