Table 2 Association of hypoglycaemia awareness determined by Clarke’s method with different variables
Aware (n = 79) | IAH (n = 15) | P-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (Years) | 10 (8–13) | 10 (5–11) | 0.13 |
Gender | |||
Male | 42 (53.2) | 9 (60) | 0.78 |
Female | 37 (46.8) | 6 (40) | |
BMI (Kg/m2) | 19.5 (16.6–23.9) | 17.8 (16.5–23) | 0.36 |
Duration of DM (Years) | 2 (1–4) | 1 (1–7) | 0.48 |
Duration of insulin therapy (Years) | 2 (1–4) | 1 (1–7) | 0.48 |
HbA1c (%) | 8.5 (7.7–9.2) | 8 (6–9) | 0.12 |
Insulin regimen | 0.56 | ||
Mixtard insulin (regular insulin + isophane insulin) | 73 (92.4) | 15 (100) | |
Regular insulin + Insulin Glargine | 6 (7.6) | 0 (0) | |
Adherence to insulin administration | |||
Not completely adherent | 28 (35.4) | 1 (6.7) | |
Completely adherent | 51 (64.6) | 14 (93.3) | 0.06 |
Maintaining regular meals after insulin administration | |||
Always | 58 (73.4) | 11 (73.3) | 1.00 |
Sometimes | 21 (26.6) | 4 (26.7) | |
Frequency of hypoglycemia during the previous 6 months | |||
≤ Once/month | 32 (40.5) | 0 (0) | < 0.01 |
> Once/month | 47 (59.5) | 15 (100) | |
Development of severe hypoglycemia during the previous year | |||
Yes | 12 (15.2) | 5 (33.3) | 0.14 |
No | 67 (84.8) | 10 (66.7) | |