Table 2

Glycemic control and diabetes complications of children and adolescents in the study population before and after 1 year in the Changing Diabetes in Children (CDiC) project

VariablesT0T1 yearp Value
HbA1c mmol/mol (%)101.1±22.1 (11.4±2.7)71.6±19.7 (8.7±2.4)0.000
HbA1c by sex, mmol/mol (%)
  Male98.9±20.5 (11.2±2.5)69.4±18.9 (8.5±2.3)0.000
  Female98.9±21.3 (11.2±2.6)76.0±19.7 (9.1±2.4)0.001
HbA1c by study site, mmol/mol (%)
  CDiC Yaoundé, n95.6±20.5 (10.9±2.5)70.5±18.9 (8.6±2.3)0.000
  CDiC Bamenda, n101.1±23.8 (11.4±2.9)78.1±18.0 (9.3±2.2)0.21
  CDiC Bafoussam, n108.7±22.1 (12.1±2.7)73.8±22.1 (8.9±2.7)0.004
HbA1c by level of education, mmol/mol (%)
  Elementary103.3±23.8 (11.6±2.9)71.6±18.0 (8.7±2.2)0.015
  High school11.5±20.5 (11.5±2.5)71.6±18.9 (8.7±2.3)0.000
  Post high school94.5±23.8 (10.8±2.9)72.7±23.0 (8.8±2.8)0.001
Diabetes acute complications
 History of severe hypoglycemia during the three last months, n/N27/10415/1040.01
 History of ketoacidosis during the three last months, n/N31/1047/104<0.0001
  • Data are mean ± SD.

  • T0, at the inception of the CDiC project; T1 year, 1 year after involvement in the CDiC project.