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Table 1 Basic socio-demographic and biochemical characteristics of the patients with diabetes

From: Islet cell autoantibodies in African patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in Dar es Salaam Tanzania: a cross sectional study

Variables

Type 1

Type 2

Total n (%)

94 (38.4)

151 (61.6)

Female n (%) â—Š

50 (53.2)

85 (56.2)

Age at diagnosisâ—Šâ—Š [median (min-max)] years

17 (4–60)

48 (20–79) ***

Diabetes durationâ—Šâ—Š [median (min-max)]years

3 (0–17)

4 (0–25)***

Family history of diabetesâ—Š n (%)

42 (44.7)

67(45)

BMI◊◊◊ [mean ± SD] kg/m2

19.5 ± 4.4

27.8 ± 4.7 ***

Waist-to-hip ratio ◊◊◊ [mean ± SD]

0.87 ± (0.07

0.94 ± 0.1 ***

HbA1câ—Šâ—Š[median (min-max)]%

13.7 (6->14)

9.6 (5.2->14)***

Normal C-peptide levelsâ—Š# n (%)

7 (7.6)

96 (63.6) ***

  1. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.
  2. â—Š Fisher's Exact Test â—Šâ—Š Mann-Whitney, â—Šâ—Šâ—Š Unpaired t- test
  3. #Normal C-peptide levels: fasting >0.3 nmol/l; random >0.6 nmol/l.