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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Med Care. 2011 Oct;49(10):924–931. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318216592c

Table 1. Demographics and Clinical Characteristics of the Study Population.

Children (n=238) Adults (n=213)
Mean Age (years) 13.7 ± 3.1 years 38.8 ± 13.6 years
Female (% (n)) 51.7% (n=123) 58.7% (n=125)
Race (% (n))
 White 92.4% (n=220) 96.2% (n=205)
 Black 1.7% (n=4) 1.4% (n=3)
 Asian 0.8% (n=2) 0.5% (n=1)
 Other 5% (n=12) 1.9 % (n=4)
Mean duration (years) 6.4 ± 3.4 21.6 ± 12.5
Complications (% (n))
 Hypertension 0.4% (n=1) 18.3% (n=39)
 Hypercholesterolemia 0.8% (n=2) 32.4% (n=69)
 Cardiovascular Disease 0.4% (n=1) 7.0% (n=15)
 Renal disease 1.3% (n=3) 8.0 % (n=17)
 Neurologic disease 1.7% (n=4) 3.8% (n=8)
 Retinopathy 0% 6.1% (n=13)