Table 1.
Intervention (Pet Fish) | Control (Usual Care) | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|
n | 16 | 12 | |
Baseline A1C (%) | 10 ± 1.12 | 10.4 ± 1.5 | 0.4 |
Baseline A1C (mmol/mol) | 86 ± 9.9 | 90 ± 14 | 0.4 |
Age (years) | 14.3 ± 2 | 14 ± 1.9 | 0.63 |
Male (%) | 43 | 25 | 0.43 |
Race (%) | |||
Caucasian | 56 | 33 | 0.28 |
African American | 44 | 58 | 0.45 |
Other | 0 | 9 | 0.43 |
Hispanic (%) | 7 | 9 | 1 |
Time since DM diagnosis (years) | 7.2 ± 4.5 | 5.4 ± 4.3 | 0.3 |
No pets at home (%) | 56 | 67 | 0.7 |
Pet at home without subject responsibility (%) | 43 | 33 | 0.7 |
Zip code based annual household income (k dollars) | 54.8 ± 20.2 | 51.8 ± 22.7 | 0.7 |
Peds QL - Generic Core (4.0 SF-15) | |||
Physical Health Summary Score | 79.4 ± 15.6 | 77.2 ± 20.1 | 0.7 |
Psychosocial Health Summary Score | 74.4 ± 15.5 | 70.8 ± 19.2 | 0.56 |
Total Score | 76.2 ± 13.7 | 72.9 ± 15.7 | 0.56 |
Peds QL - Diabetes Module (3.2) | |||
Diabetes | 62.5 ± 14 | 55 ± 16 | 0.19 |
Treatment I | 73.4 ± 16.9 | 67.1 ± 15 | 0.3 |
Treatment II | 73.7 ± 14 | 75 ± 21 | 0.8 |
Worry | 62.1 ± 19.3 | 62.8 ± 26.9 | 0.9 |
Communication | 73.3 ± 18 | 74.5 ± 23 | 0.9 |
Self Management of Diabetes in Adolescents | |||
Collaboration with Parents | 15.9 ± 8.6 | 22.4 ± 9.5 | 0.14 |
Diabetes Care Activities | 24.5 ± 5.2 | 29.4 ± 5.5 | 0.06 |
Diabetes Problem Solving | 12.7 ± 4.4 | 11.4 ± 4 | 0.5 |
Diabetes Communication | 13.9 ± 5.9 | 16.1 ± 8 | 0.5 |
Goals | 13.4 ± 3.5 | 14.4 ± 3.1 | 0.5 |
Data shown as mean ± SD