| Specimens | Age groups | Male | Female | ||
| Referent | T1DM | Referent | T1DM | ||
| Scalp hair | 1 - 5 | 270 | 50.3 | 272 | 52.8 |
| 6 - 10 | 201 | 26.7 | 205 | 27.0 | |
| 11 - 14 | 171 | 15.8 | 164 | 16.2 | |
| Blood | 1 - 5 | 7515 | 1513 | 9038 | 1742 |
| 6 - 10 | 5006 | 776 | 5179 | 749 | |
| 11 - 14 | 3559 | 487 | 3680 | 447 | |
| Serum | 1 - 5 | 7207 | 1950 | 8593 | 2316 |
| 6 - 10 | 5729 | 1046 | 6204 | 1216 | |
| 11 - 14 | 4435 | 676 | 4504 | 777 | |