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Table 1 Descriptive data of studied group patients regarding personal data

From: Assessment of self-monitoring of blood glucose in type 1 diabetic children and adolescents and its influence on quality of life: practice and perspective

 

No. = 330

Sex

Male

155 (47.0%)

Female

175 (53.0%)

Age

Mean ± SD

10.56 ± 4.055

Range

2–16

2– < 10

131 (39.6%)

10–16

199 (60.4%)

No. of siblings

Mean ± SD

2.34 ± 0.95

Range

0–5

≤ 3

393 (88.7%)

> 3

37 (11.2%)

The order of birth of the child

< 3

286 (86.6%)

≥ 3

44 (13.3%)

Residence of the child

Urban

214 (64.8%)

Rural

116 (35.2%)

Anthropometric

Weight%

< 5 (underweight)

29 (8.7%)

5 ≤ 85 (normal weight)

255 (77.2%)

85–< 95 (over weight)

27 (8.1%)

> 95 (obese)

19 (5.7%)

Height%

< 5 (stunted)

73 (22.1%)

5–< 90 (normal)

228 (69.09%)

≥ 90 (over height)

29 (8.7%)