HLA-DQB1* alleles and genetic susceptibility to type 1 diabetes mellitus

Table 1 Clinical and laboratory characteristics of type 1 diabetes mellitus patients

Characteristic	n (%)
Age (mean ± SD, yr)	12.52 ± 2.99
Age of presentation (mean ± SD, yr)	8.5 ± 3.1
Gender: mean/female	35 (41.2)/50 (58.8)
Weight (kg)	44.55 ± 14.51
Height (cm)	144.6 ± 15.55
Microalbuminuria
No	80 (94.1)
Yes	5 (5.9)
Frequency of DKA	1.22 ± 0.91
C-peptide (fasting)	0.34 ± 0.28
C-peptide (post-prandial)	0.58 ± 0.64
Serum cholesterol	163.95 ± 28.1
HbA1c	7.98 ± 1.59
Grades of HbA1c control1
Optimal/suboptimal	57 (67.1)
Poor	28 (32.9)

¹Optimal/suboptimal control < 8.5, poor control ≥ 8.5. DKA: Diabetic ketoacidosis.