Original Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng.
World J Diabetes. Aug 15, 2012; 3(8): 142-148
Published online Aug 15, 2012. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v3.i8.142
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients starting continuous intraperitoneal insulin infusion n (%)
All patients
Implantation date
2000-2011 (n = 56)2000-2007 (n = 37)2007-2011 (n = 19)
Age (mean ± SD, yr)37.6 ± 14.538.0 ± 14.436.6 ± 15.1
Female sex38 (68)28 (76)10 (53)
Smokers12 (21.4)7 (18.9)5 (26.3)
Previous abdominal operation9 (16.1)7 (18.9)2 (10.5)
BMI (mean ± SD, kg/m2)25.4 ± 4.426.3 ± 4.223.7 ± 4.3
Duration of diabetes (yr), median (IQR)16.7 (9.7-26.3)15.9 (9.8-26.8)19.1 (9.6-26.3)
Retinopathy13 (23.2)9 (24.3)4 (21.1)
Neuropathy17 (30.4)12 (32.4)5 (26.3)
Nephropathy4 (7.1)3 (8.0)1 (5.3)