Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the population
| Total Population (N = 592) | |
|---|---|
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 38.8 (12.8) |
| Range of ages (years), (%) | |
| 15–17 | 17 (2,9%) |
| 18–25 | 92 (15,5%) |
| 26–49 | 363 (61.3%) |
| 50–60 | 94 (15.9%) |
| > 60 | 26 (4.4%) |
| Gender, women, n (%) | 330 (55.7%) |
| Ethnicity | |
| African | 3 (0.5%) |
| Asian / Oriental | 1 (0.2%) |
| Caucasian | 576 (97.5%) |
| Hispanic—American | 11 (1.9%) |
| Educational Level, n (%) | |
| Without studies | 1 (0.2%) |
| Primary studies | 87 (15.6%) |
| secondary studies | 224 (40.1%) |
| University Study / Similar | 228 (40.9%) |
| Student | 18 (3.2%) |
| Smoking Status, n (%) | |
| Current Smoker | 127 (22.0%) |
| Ex-smoker (> 6 months without smoking) | 78 (13.5%) |
| Non-smoker | 373 (64.5%) |
| Alcohol Intake, n (%) | |
| Never | 306 (55.4%) |
| < 1 day/week | 165 (29.9%) |
| 1–6 day/week | 64 (11.6%) |
| Every days | 17 (3.1%) |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 25.2 (4.2) |
| BMI Category, (%) | |
| < 18 Underweight | 8 (1.4%) |
| 18.5–24.9 Normal | 326 (55.5%) |
| SBP (mmHg), mean (SD) | 124.2 (15.8) |
| DBP (mmHg), mean (SD) | 73.3 (9.1) |
| Waist circumference (cm), mean (SD) | 87.0 (13.0) |
| Time since T1D diagnosis (years), mean (SD) | 19.1 (11.7) |
| HbA1c, mean (SD) | |
| % | 7.6 (1.1) |
| mmol/mol | 60.0 ±12.0 mmol/mol |
| Pre-prandial Glucosea, mean (SD) | |
| mg/dL | 145.2 (46.0) |
| mmol/L | 8.1 (2.6) |
| Post-prandial Glucoseb, mean (SD) | |
| mg/dL | 163.1 (49.9) |
| mmol/L | 9.1 (2.8) |
| CV Risk (%), mean (SD) | 9.3 (8.5) |
SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, SD Standard deviation, CV Risk 10-year prediction of non-fatal and fatal cardiovascular disease (ischemic heart disease, stroke, peripheral vascular disease) risk according to the Steno Type 1 Risk Engine [18]
aPre-prandial glucose: mean of the glucose values before the three main meals
bPost-prandial glucose: mean of the glucose values two hours after the three main meals;