Table 1 Demographic and diabetes descriptive findings, n = 80 (numerical discrepancies reflect missing values)
From: Age related differences in individual quality of life domains in youth with type 1 diabetes
| Â | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
   Male | 47.5% (n = 38) |
   Female | 52.5% (n = 42) |
Age | 14.0 (3.4) |
Age at diagnosis | 7.1 (3.1) |
Years since diagnosis | 7.0 (4.3) |
Most recent HbA1c | 8.1 (1.8) |
# Injections/day | 2.2 (2.1) |
# Children on CSII (n) | 29 |
Diabetes sick days from school in last year | 3.3 (5.4) |
Diabetes hospitalizations in last year | |
   0 | 79.5 % (n = 61) |
   1–2 | 18.2% (n = 15) |
>2 | 2.2% (n = 2) |
DKA episodes in last year | |
   0 | 72.9% (n = 53) |
   1–2 | 15.3% (n = 12) |
>2 | 11% (n = 10) |
Hypoglycemic episodes in last month | 6.2 (6.5) |
Years at diabetes camp | 4.6 (3.6) |
# of siblings | 1.8 (1.4) |
Parent education (in years) | 14.4 (2.6) |
Parent marital status | |
   Single/separated/divorced & living alone | 16% (n = 12) |
   Single/separated/divorced & cohabitating | 17% (n = 14) |
   Married | 66% (n = 52) |
School performance | |
   Very poorly | 1% (n = 1) |
   Poorly | 4% (n = 4) |
   Ok | 26% (n = 19) |
   Well | 33% (n = 26) |
   Very well | 36% (n = 30) |