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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Diabetes. 2013 Aug 15;15(4):287–293. doi: 10.1111/pedi.12068

Table 1.

Participant Characteristics at Diagnosis (N=857a)

N %
Age at Diagnosis
 <5 years 165 19%
 5–<12 years 481 56%
 12–<19 years 211 25%
mean ± SD 9.1 ± 4.1
range 0.7–18.8
Gender
 Female 436 51%
Race/Ethnicity
 White (non-Hispanic) 549 66%
 Hispanic or Latino 175 21%
 Black/African American 59 7%
 Other/Multiple Race 54 6%
Health Insurance
 Private 576 68%
 CHP or Other Gov’t Sponsored 235 28%
 Military 16 2%
 None 15 2%
Parent Education
 High School or Less 225 32%
 AA 103 15%
 BS/BA 204 29%
 MS/MA/Professional Degree 162 23%
Family Income
 <$25,000 75 13%
 $25,000–$49,999 111 19%
 $50,000–$74,999 97 17%
 $75,000–$99,999 81 14%
 ≥$100,000 213 37%
BMI Percentile
 <85% 401 81%
 85%–<95% 52 10%
 ≥95% 43 9%
DKA at Diagnosis 275 33%
HbA1c
 37–<86 mmol/mol (5.5–<10%) 226 28%
 86–<119 mmol/mol (10–<13%) 368 45%
 ≥119 mmol/mol (≥13%) 224 27%
mean ± SD 102 ± 25 mmol/mol (11.4 ± 2.3%)
range 37–180 mmol/mol (5.5–18.6%)
a

Number of participants with missing data: race/ethnicity (20), health insurance (15), parent education (163), family income (280), BMI percentile (361), DKA at diagnosis (27) and HbA1c (39).