Table 3.

E/I Delta, EI Ratio, and 30:15 Ratio Test in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (Group 1) and Obese (Group 2) Children, and Controls (Group 3)

Subjects	E/I Delta (Mean ± SD)	E/I Ratio (Mean ± SD)	E/I Ratio (Range)	30:15 Ratio (Mean ± SD)
Group 1	34.22 ± 8.4*§	1.39±0.1#&	1.22–1.59	1.3 ± 0.1∆ ø
Group 2	41.1 ± 8.1*°	1.4 ± 0.1#^	1.27–1.62	1.4 ± 0.1∆α
Group 3	43.6 ± 7.9§°	1.49 ± 0.1&^	1.35–1.72	1.5 ± 0.1øα
Total	39.4 ± 8.99	1.44 ± 0.1	1.22–1.72	1.4 ± 0.12

E/I Delta (mean ± SD): *for comparison between group 1 and 2, P = .009; §for comparison between group 1 and group 2, P = .001; °for comparison between group 2 and 3, P = .870; E/I Ratio (mean ± SD): #P = .058; P = .002; ^P = .578; 30:15 Ratio (mean ± SD); ∆for comparison between group 1 and group 2, P = .071; øfor comparison between group 1 and 3, P = .003; ɑfor comparison between group 2 and 3, P = .548.