Gut microbiota dysbiosis in Chinese children with type 1 diabetes mellitus: An observational study

Table 1 Fundamental information of subjects

Parameter	T1DM children (n = 51)	Healthy controls (n = 47)	P value
Age (yr)	10.38 ± 3.59	9.58 ± 4.35	0.284
Gender (male/female)	24/27	21/26	0.816
BMI (mean ± SD)	18.54 ± 4.21	18.98 ± 3.26	0.732
Age of onset (years, mean ± SD)	5.58 ± 3.45	-	-
FBG (mmol/L, mean ± SD)	11.87 ± 2.75	4.83 ± 0.41	0.000
Triglycerides (mmol/L, mean ± SD)	0.95 ± 0.38	0.88 ± 0.29	0.257
Antibiotics use, n	0	0	-
Insulin use, n	51	0	-
Other autoimmune diseases	0	0	-

T1DM: Type 1 diabetes mellitus; FBG: Fasting blood glucose; BMI: Body mass index; SD: Standard deviation.