Autoantibodies against beta cells to predict early insulin requirements in pediatric patients with clinically diagnosed type 2 diabetes

Table 1 Demographic characteristics by insulin dependence, mean ± SD

Variable	Total (n = 132)	No insulin dependence (n = 64)	Insulin dependence (n = 68)	P value
Sex (M) (%)	71 (53.8)	34 (53.1)	37 (54.4)	0.51
Age (years)	15.9 ± 1.3	15.98 ± 1.3	15.9 ± 1.4	0.85
Weight (kg)	73.4 ± 10.1	72.2 ± 10.4	74.5 ± 9.8	0.06
Height (cm)	165.3 ± 6.4	164.7 ± 6.5	165.9 ± 6.3	0.11
BMI (kg/m2)	25.2 ± 3.5	24.9 ± 3.8	25.5 ± 3.1	0.09
BMI z-score	1.39 ± 0.44	1.35 ± 0.46	1.43 ± 0.41	0.42
WC (cm)	87.4 ± 9.9	85.1 ± 10.6	89.1 ± 8.9	0.22
WHtR	0.52 ± 0.05	0.52 ± 0.06	0.53 ± 0.04	0.08
SBP (mm/Hg)	111.6 ± 11.2	110.3 ± 10.7	112.9 ± 11.6	0.05
DBP (mm/Hg)	72.0 ± 8.5	70.6 ± 7.8	73.3 ± 9.0	0.1
DD (years)	4.49 ± 0.88	4.73 ± 0.09	4.27 ± 0.70	0.03

BMI: Body mass index; WC: Waist circumference; WHtR: Waist-to-height ratio; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; DD: Diabetes duration in years.