Table 1 Demographic and laboratory characteristics of the studied children

Age (years): mean ± SD

10.14 ± 3.29

11.84 ± 4.75

9.4 ± 2.8

0.09

0.05

0.07

Sex: Males: n (%)

10 (33.33%)

12 (40%)

12 (40%)

0.6

0.63

0.79

  Females: n (%)

20 (66.67%)

18 (60%)

18 (60%)

Plasma glucose (mmol/l): mean ± SD

28.4 ± 3.1

8.5 ± 2.1

6.1 ± 0.6

<0.001*

<0.001*

0.02*

Glycated HbA1c (%): mean ± SD

12.66 ± 1.9

6.63 ± 0.69

5.9 ± 0.5

<0.001*

<0.001*

<0.001*

Serum creatinine (mg/dl): mean ± SD

0.57 ± 0.21

0.59 ± 0.22

0.45 ± 0.22

0.86

0.13

0.12

BUN (mg/dl): mean ± SD

15.44 ± 3.1

13.9 ± 2.2

13.4 ± 2.1

0. 14

0.24

0.64

Platelet count (×10⁹/l): mean ± SD

260.2 ± 47.2

174.6 ± 17.9

142.9 ± 58.2

<0.001*

<0.001*

0.08

MPV(fl): mean ± SD

11.23 ± 0.8

10.6 ± 0.7

10.3 ± 0.7

<0.001*

<0.001*

0.061

PDW(fl): mean ± SD

14.7 ± 2.5

11.8 ± 1.7

11.2 ± 2.6

<0.001*

<0.001*

0.937

Serum BChE activity (U/l): mean ± SD

5078 ± 2008

7197 ± 2389

6296 ± 1989

0.003*

0.049

0.06