Table 4: Distribution of socio-demographic factors with mean duration of classical diabetic symptoms among diabetic children.
|
Character |
Mean days |
95% CI of mean |
*p-value |
|
Children characteristics |
|
|
|
|
Age (yrs.) |
|
|
|
|
Less than 5 |
12.6 |
5.1-19.9 |
Ref |
|
5 to 10 |
24.7 |
14.1-35.4 |
0.282 |
|
11 to 14 |
21.3 |
16.8-25.9 |
0.489 |
|
More than 14 |
22.4 |
18.7-26 |
0.354 |
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
Male |
20.9 |
17.2-24.6 |
|
|
Female |
22.1 |
18.4-25.8 |
0.642 |
|
Age diagnosed with DM |
|
|
|
|
Less than 5 |
16.3 |
12.6-20 |
Ref |
|
5 to 10 |
22.1 |
18.2-26.1 |
0.33 |
|
11 to 14 |
26.3 |
19.6-32.9 |
0.062 |
|
More than 14 |
22 |
12.1-31.8 |
0.688 |
|
Family history of DM |
|
|
|
|
No |
21.6 |
18.7-24.5 |
Ref |
|
First degree |
21.1 |
11.5-30.7 |
0.996 |
|
Second degree |
22.8 |
15.9-29.7 |
0.912 |
|
Level of hospital attended |
|
|
|
|
Dispensary |
21.7 |
16.6-26.8 |
Ref |
|
Health centre |
22.1 |
19-25.1 |
0.99 |
|
District/regional hospital |
18.5 |
4.3-32.7 |
0.94 |
|
Tertiary hospital |
21.8 |
1.6-45.3 |
0.92 |
|
Number of attendances |
|
|
|
|
Single visit |
17.2 |
13.7-20.7 |
Ref |
|
2 to 3 |
23.3 |
19.6-27.1 |
0.06 |
|
More than 3 |
34.6 |
23.9-45.3 |
< 0.01 |
|
Parent/caregiver characteristics |
|
|
|
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
|
Single |
16.2 |
11.6-20.7 |
Ref |
|
Married |
23.1 |
19.9-26.3 |
0.273 |
|
Divorced |
14.5 |
8.6-37.6 |
0.997 |