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Table 2 Comparison between adolescents with T1D with and without DEB

From: Disordered eating behaviour in adolescents with type 1 diabetes on continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion; relation to body image, depression and glycemic control

 

DEB

Test value

p value

Negative

N = 54

Positive

N = 6

Age (years)

 Mean ± SD

12.00 ± 1.57

12.33 ± 1.51

0.496

0.622

 Range

12–17

12–15

  

Gender

 Female

30 (55.6%)

5 (83.3%)

1.714*

0.190

 Male

24 (44.4%)

1 (16.7%)

  

Smoking

 Negative

54 (100.0%)

4 (66.7%)

0.008

 Positive

0 (0.0%)

2 (33.3%)

  

Exercise/week

 Negative

46 (85.2%)

4 (66.7%)

1.333*

0.248

 Positive

8 (14.8%)

2 (33.3%)

  

Family history of psychiatric disease

 Negative

54 (100.0%)

4 (66.7%)

0.008

 Positive

0 (0.0%)

2 (33.3%)

  

Disease duration (years)

 Mean ± SD

3.61 ± 1.31

4.87 ± 1.25

2.244

0.028

 Range

1–7

2–7

  

Socioeconomic status scale

 Mean ± SD

58.18 ± 4.53

57.27 ± 2.90

0.479

0.634

 Range

44–68

50–63

  

Wt Z score

 Median (IQR)

− 0.09 (− 0.92 to 0.52)

− 0.69 (− 0.95 to 0.11)

− 0.789

0.430

 Range

− 2 to 1.71

− 1.03 to 1.14

  

Height Z score

 Median (IQR)

− 0.83 (− 1.16 to − 0.01)

− 1.18 (− 1.43 to − 0.44)

− 1.417

0.156

 Range

− 1.5 to 1.81

− 1.5 to − 0.08

  

BMI Z score

 Median (IQR)

0.56 (0.08–1.15)

0.38 (− 0.08 to 0.56)

− 0.345

0.730

 Range

− 2 to 2

− 0.24 to 1.96

  

HbA1C %

 Mean ± SD

7.47 ± 1.51

8.82 ± 1.09

2.122

0.038

 Range

5.6–13.5

7.2–10.5

  

Mode of treatment

 Basal bolus

24 (44.4%)

6 (100.0%)

6.667*

0.009

 CSII

30 (55.6%)

0 (0.0%)

  

Total insulin daily dose (U/kg day)

 Mean ± SD

1.05 ± 0.28

1.03 ± 0.15

0.188

0.851

 Range

0.8–2

0.9–1.3

  

PHQ9

 Median (IQR)

6 (3–8)

11 (10–12)

− 2.851

0.004

 Range

1–16

6–27

  

Body image tool

 Median (IQR)

126.5 (116–132)

97 (89–99)

− 2.942

0.003

 Range

88–145

84–119

  
  1. Bold: significant
  2. T1D type 1 diabetes mellitus, CSII continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion, BMI body mass index, PHQ patient health questionnaire, Mini-Kid Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Children and Adolescents, DEB disordered eating behaviour
  3. p value > 0.05: non significant; p value < 0.05: significant; p value < 0.01: highly significant
  4. *: Chi-square test; ° Fisher exact test; •: independent t-test; ≠ : Mann–Whitney test