Growth Parameters in Children with Type I Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background and Objectives: A comprehensive understanding of the physiological processes leading to regular growth during childhood and adolescence is necessary to enable physiological growth during this critical stage of development and the achievement of a suitable final height, especially of those changes that arise in these populations at high risk of growth impairment.To determine the mean of growth parameters of children presenting with type I diabetes mellitus in a tertiary care hospital.METHODOLOGY: A total of 568 children aged 1-18 years of either gender presenting with T1D were included.Patients with celiac disease (on EGD), hypothyroidism (TSH>5mIU) and eating disorders were excluded.Then children underwent anthropometric measurements like height in centimeters by using measuring tape and weight in kilograms on weighing machine.RESULTS: The mean age in this study was 9.58 2.88 years, with a range of 1 to 18 years.Among the patients, 296 (52.11%) were between the ages of 1 and 9. Diabetes mellitus lasted 6.33 2.04 years on average.With a male to female ratio of 1.7:1, 358 (63.03%) and 210 (36.97%) of these 568 patients were male.Patients in my study had an average height of 111.09 21.47 cm.The weight was 30.31 5.65 kg on average.CONCLUSION: This study concluded that the mean of growth parameters of children presenting with type I diabetes mellitus is quite low.KEYWORDS: Type-I