Table 3 Clinical findings in healthy and diabetic children
Clinical findings | Diabetics | Group 3 (Control) n = 30 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Group 1 n = 30 | Group 2 n = 30 | |||
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 108 ± 6.5 | 111 ± 6.7 | 108 ± 6.2 | 0.25 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 70 ± 4.4 | 75 ± 3.8 | 69 ± 5.1 | < 0.001* |
Respiratory rate (cycle/min) | 20 ± 1.7 | 19 ± 1.6 | 21 ± 1.5 | 0.03* |
Heart rate (bpm) | 99 ± 6.5 | 94 ± 6.3 | 94 ± 5.6 | 0.003* |
Cardiac examination, | ||||
High S1 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (7) | 0.10 |
Murmur | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (30) | |
Normal | 30 (100) | 30 (100) | 27 (90) | |
Chest examination | ||||
Rhonchi | 2 (7) | 2 (7) | 3 (10) | 0.2 |
Crepitation | 1 (3) | 6 (20) | 1 (3) | |
Normal | 27 (90) | 22 (73) | 26 (87) | |
Abdominal examination | ||||
Tenderness | 1 (3) | 6 (20) | 0 (0) | 0.001* |
Distension | 4 (13) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Normal | 25 (83) | 24 (80) | 30 (100) | |
Neurologic examination | ||||
Neuropathy | 11 (37) | 12 (40) | 0 (0) | < 0.001* |
Normal | 19 (63) | 18 (60) | 30 (100) | |
Tanner stage | ||||
T1 | 1 (3) | 9 (30) | 9 (30) | 0.4 |
T2 | 4 (13) | 14 (47) | 18 (60) | |
T3 | 2 (7) | 7 (23) | 3 (10) | |