Evaluation of cardiac autonomic dysfunctions in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus

BMC Pediatrics

Table 1 Comparison of the age and body measurements between both groups

Variables	Group A	Group B	P value
Variables	(n = 30)	(n = 30)	P value
Age (year)	13,46 (± 1,96)^c	11,46 (± 3,04)^c	0,34^a
Weight (kg)	53,5 (25—73)^d	39 (18—72)^d	0,030^b
Height (cm)	156,1 (± 10,8)^c	147,2 (± 14,4)^c	0,012^a
BMI (kg/m²)	21,95 (± 3,65)^c	18,77 (13,15—27,1)^d	0,02^b
Weight (Z-Score)	2.36^e	2.18^e	0.52^f
Height (Z-Score)	2.34^e	2.88^e	0.44^f
BMI (Z-Score)	1.86^e	1.45^e	0.57^f

Group A: Study group. Group B: Control group
BMI Body mass index
X^a: Student’s T test has been used for parametric tests
X^b: Mann–Whitney U test has been used for non-parametric tests
X^c: “mean” and “standard deviation” values have been indicated in parenthesis for parameters that suit normal distribution
X^e: Standard deviation calculations has been used for Z-score tests
X^f: Z-test has been used for non-parametric tests
X^d: “median” and “minimum–maximum” values have been indicated in parenthesis for parameters that does not suit normal distribution

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