Your privacy, your choice

We use essential cookies to make sure the site can function. We also use optional cookies for advertising, personalisation of content, usage analysis, and social media.

By accepting optional cookies, you consent to the processing of your personal data - including transfers to third parties. Some third parties are outside of the European Economic Area, with varying standards of data protection.

See our privacy policy for more information on the use of your personal data.

for further information and to change your choices.

Skip to main content

Table 1 Study participants baseline characteristics based on eGFR decliner and eGFR non-decliner status

From: Bone health in young adults with type 1 diabetes and progressive eGFR decline

Variable

Whole group

eGFR decliners

eGFR non-decliners

P value

N

99

44 (44.4%)

55 (55.6%)

 

Sex

 M: N (%)

45 (45%)

32 (72.7%)

13 (23.6%)

1.85 x 10–6*

 F: N (%)

54 (55%)

12 (27.3%)

42 (76.4%)

 

Ethnicity

 Caucasian

61 (62%)

26 (59.1%)

35 (63.6%)

0.7

 Non-Caucasian

38 (38%)

18 (40.9%)

20 (36.4%)

 

Age at end of study (years)

Mean (± SD)

21.3 (± 2.11)

20.4 (± 1.7)

22 (± 2.1)

2.6 x 10–5*

Age of T1D Diagnosis (years)

Mean (± SD)

7.5 (± 3.5)

6.5 (± 3.5)

8.3 (± 3.3)

0.006*

Duration of Diabetes (years)

Median (Q1,Q3)

13.71 (11.8, 16.0)

13.2 (11.8, 17.2)

13 (11.8,15.1)

0.8

eGFR slope ml/min/1.73m2/year

Median (Q1,Q3)

-2.8 (-4.7, -0.7)

-4.9 (-6.2, -4.0)

-0.7 (-2.3, -0.08)

 < 2.2 x 10–16*

Baseline Hyperfiltration (eGFR ≥ 135 ml/min/1.73m2) N (%)

7 (7%)

2 (4.5%)

5 (9%)

0.5

Height (cm)

Mean (± SD)

169.1 (± 14.2)

171.7 (± 19.0)

167.1 (± 8.2)

0.9

BMI (kg/m2)

Mean (± SD)

25.7 (± 5.5)

25.05 (± 5.2)

26.2 (± 5.7)

0.1

Final HbA1c(%)

Mean (± SD)

8.06 (± 1.3)

8.0 (± 1.0)

8.1 (± 1.5)

0.2

Cumulative HbA1c(%)

Mean (± SD)

8.25 (± 0.95)

8.2 (± 0.8)

8.3 (± 1.1)

0.3

25 hydroxy vitamin D (nmol/L)

Median (Q1,Q3)

54.7 (35.8, 75.2)

57.2 (34.3, 77.2)

53.9 (38.7, 73.4)

0.7

Vitamin D Status N (%)

 Deficient (< 50 nmol/L)

44 (44%)

20 (45.5%)

24 (43.6%)

0.9

 Intermediate(50–74.9 nmol/L)

29 (29%)

12 (27.3%)

17 (30.9%)

 

 Sufficient (≥75 nmol/L)

26 (26%)

12 (27.3%)

14 (25.5%)

 

PTH (pmol/L)

Mean (± SD)

6.47 (± 6.06)

5.4 (± 1.8)

7.3 (± 7.9)

0.06

Calcium (mmol/L)

Mean (± SD)

2.4 (± 0.09)

2.4 (± 0.09)

2.4 (± 0.09)

1.0

Phosphate (mmol/L)

Mean (± SD)

1.4 (± 0.2)

1.4 (± 0.2)

1.4 (± 0.2)

0.5

Magnesium (mmol/L)

Mean (± SD)

0.8 (± 0.06)

0.8 (± 0.05)

0.7 (± 0.06)

0.9

Fracture History

 Yes – N (%)

30 (30%)

12 (27%)

18 (33%)

0.8

 No – N (%)

49 (49%)

22 (50%)

27 (49%)

 

 Unknown – N (%)

20 (20%)

10 (23%)

10 (18%)

 

Number of Fractures

Mean (± SD)

0.43 (± 0.8)

0.43 (± 0.8)

0.4 (± 0.8)

0.5

Range

0-4

0 - 3

0-4

 

 Insulin Regimen

 Injection N (%)

37 (37%)

16 (36.4%)

21 (38.2%)

1

 Pump N (%)

62 (63%)

28 (63.6%)

34 (61.8%)

 

TDD (units/kg/day)

Median (Q1,Q3)

0.8 (0.6, 0.9)

0.8 (0.7,0.9)

0.8 (0.6, 1.0)

0.6

Celiac Disease N (%)

5 (5%)

4 (9.1%)

1 (1.8%)

0.2

Hypothyroidism N (%)

2 (2%)

1 (2.3%)

1 (1.8%

1

Smoking N (%)

4 (4%)

3 (6.8%)

1 (1.8%)

0.3

  1. Data are shown as mean ± SD, median (Q1,Q3), or in numbers and percentages as appropriate. Between group differences were assessed using unpaired t-test, Mann-Whitney U test and fisher’s exact test as appropriate
  2. *Significant difference between both groups at p value of 0.05