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