Table 3 Comparison of antibody-positive versus antibody-negative patients with T1D and their associated socio-demographic and biochemical characteristics
Variables | Antibody status | |
|---|---|---|
Any antibody +ve | Antibody -ve | |
Total n (%) | 40 (43) | 54 (57) |
Female nâ—Š (%) | 23 (57.5) | 27 (50) |
Age at diagnosis◊◊ [median (min-max)]years | 18 (4–35) | 17 (5–44) |
Diabetes duration◊◊ [median (min-max)] years | 3.7 (0.2–17) | 3.0 (0–14) |
Positive family history of diabetesâ—Š n (%) | 24 (60) | 18 (33.3)** |
BMI ◊◊◊ [mean ± SD] kg/m2 | 20.4 ± 5.4 | 19.2 ± 3.6 |
Waist-to-hip ratio◊◊◊ [mean ± SD] | 0.87 ± 0.09 | 0.87 ± 0.09 |
HbA1c â—Šâ—Š [median (min-max)] % | 13.4 (7.4->14) | 13.9 (5.9->14) |
Normal C-peptide levelsâ—Š# n (%) | 2 (5.1) | 5 (9.4) |