Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants

Sex (male/female)

13/13

12/15

0.685

Age (years)

27.4±14.3

22.4±13.9

0.207

Duration (months)

1.0 (0.1, 7.6)

2.3 (0.9, 7.7)

0.068

DK/DKA (n)

16

17

0.915

BMI (kg/m²)

19.1±3.5

18.7±3.6

0.700

HbA1c (%)

10.0 ± 3.0

9.0±2.8

0.174

Islet antibodies (n)

0.576

 Negative

2

3

 One antibody

8

10

 ≥ 2 antibodies

16

14

FCP (pmol/L)

242.5±91.7

238.0±117.0

0.877

PCP (pmol/L)

574.0±328.0

567.4±419.0

0.950

Insulin doses (IU/kg/day)

0.48±0.24

0.35±0.14

0.020