Splitting Mealtime Insulin Doses for Mixed Fat and Protein Meals in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Using Multiple Daily Injection Regimen: A Randomized Cross-Over Trial
Table 1
Clinical characteristics of the study participants.
Variables
Gender Male, n (%) Female, n (%)
17 (39.5) 26 (60.5)
Age (year), median (IQR)
12 (10–13)
Duration of diabetes (years), median (IQR)
3 (2–5)
BMI (kg/m2), median (IQR)
16.7 (15–18.5)
Insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio (g/unit), median (IQR)
10 (7.5–15)
Insulin sensitivity factor (mg/dL per unit), median (IQR)
50 (45–80)
Total daily insulin dose (U/kg/day), mean ± SD
0.95 ± 0.09
Basal insulin dose (U/kg/day), median (IQR)
0.46 (0.43–0.49)
Basal dose to total daily insulin dose percentage (%), mean ± SD
47.6 ± 2.6
HbA1c level mmol/mol, median (IQR) %, median (IQR)
61.7 (58.5–66.1) 7.8 (7.5–8.2)
BMI, body mass index; hb A1c, glycated hemoglobin; IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation.
