| All subjects | <10 years | ≥10 years | P-value |
Number | 18 | 8 | 10 |
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Males | 9 | 6 | 3 |
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Females | 9 | 2 | 7 |
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Mean Age (SD) | 12.37 ± 4.2 | 7.98 ± 1.61 | 15.89 ± 1.29 |
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Age range | 5- 17.3 |
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Duration Diabetes |
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Mean ± SD | 3.37 ± 2.6 yrs. | 2.35 ± 1.3yrs | 4.19 ± 3.17yrs |
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Range | 0.5 - 10.3 yrs. | 0.5 - 4.0yrs | 1.0 - 10.3 yrs. |
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Mean HbA1c (%) | 10.02 ± 2.5 | 9.07 ± 2.58 | 10.69 ± 2.39 | 0.214 |
Subjects who had hypo in school |
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Yes | 8 (44.4%) | 6 (75%) | 2 (20%) | 0.020* |
No | 10 (55.6%) | 2 (25%) | 8 (80%) | |
Subjects who had other Issues in School | 11 (61.1%) | 5 (62.5%) | 6 (60%) |
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Subjects on more than twice insulin shots/day | 2 (22.2%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (20%) |
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Insulin Delivery methods |
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Syringes | 15 ( 83.3) |
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Pen | 3 (16.7) |
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Insulin Pump | 0( 0.00) |
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Level of Education of Participating parents |
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Nil | 0 (0.00) |
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Primary | 3 (16.6) |
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Secondary | 7 (38.9) |
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Tertiary | 8 (44) |
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