Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of clinics, young people and parents/carers
| Intervention | Control | |
|---|---|---|
| Clinics | N=14 | N=14 |
| Age profile of patients* | ||
| Pediatric (0–12); n (%) | 0 | 0 |
| Adolescent (13–18); n (%) | 0 | 0 |
| Mixed; n (%) | 14 (100) | 14 (100) |
| Type of clinic* | ||
| General hospital; n (%) | 12 (86) | 12 (86) |
| Specialist/tertiary; n (%) | 2 (14) | 2 (14) |
| Number of eligible patients** | ||
| ≤32 | 6 (43) | 4 (28) |
| 33 to 50 | 5 (36) | 5 (36) |
| >50 | 3 (21) | 5 (36) |
| Size of clinic | ||
| Number attending clinic; mean (SD) | 122 (45.8) | 140 (51.3) |
| More than 50 young people registered; n (%) | 14 (100) | 14 (100) |
| More than 100 young people registered; n (%) | 11 (79) | 9 (64) |
| Staffing | ||
| f/t DSN or equiv; n (%) | 14 (100) | 14 (100) |
| Dietician support; n (%) | 13 (93) | 13 (93) |
| Young people | N=159 | N=168 |
| Gender | ||
| Female; n (%) | 91 (57.2) | 90 (53.6) |
| Male; n (%) | 68 (42.8) | 78 (46.4) |
| Age (years); mean (SD) | 13.1 (2.1) | 13.2 (2.1) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White British; n (%) | 133 (83.7) | 129 (76.8) |
| White other; n (%) | 5 (3.1) | 5 (3.0) |
| Mixed; n (%) | 7 (4.4) | 4 (2.4) |
| Asian/Asian British; n (%) | 5 (3.1) | 14 (8.3) |
| Black/black British; n (%) | 5 (3.1) | 6 (3.6) |
| Chinese; n (%) | 0 | 0 |
| Other; n (%) | 4 (2.5) | 9 (5.4) |
| Time since diagnosis (years); mean (SD) | 5.7 (3.2) | 6.1 (3.3) |
| Time since enrolled at participating clinic (years); mean (SD) | 5.1 (2.9) | 5.6 (3.2) |
| Parents/carers | N=156 | N=169 |
| Gender | ||
| Female; n (%) | 137 (87.8) | 151 (89.4) |
| Male; n (%) | 19 (12.2) | 17 (10.1) |
| Relationship to young person with diabetes | ||
| Mother; n (%) | 136 (87.2) | 153 (90.5) |
| Father; n (%) | 17 (10.9) | 13 (7.7) |
| Female guardian; n (%) | 0 | 1 (0.6) |
| Male guardian; n (%) | 0 | 0 |
| Other; n (%) | 2 (1.3) | 0 |
| Partnership status | ||
| Married; n (%) | 89 (57.1) | 113 (66.9) |
| Cohabiting: n (%) | 18 (11.5) | 18 (10.7) |
| Single parent; n (%) | 45 (28.9) | 36 (21.3) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White British; n (%) | 135 (86.5) | 132 (78.1) |
| White other; n (%) | 7 (4.5) | 5 (3.0) |
| Mixed; n (%) | 0 | 2 (1.2) |
| Asian/Asian British; n (%) | 6 (3.9) | 15 (8.9) |
| Black/black British; n (%) | 4 (2.6) | 5 (3.0) |
| Chinese; n (%) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) |
| Other; n (%) | 3 (1.9) | 8 (4.7) |
| Tenure | ||
| Privately owned; n (%) | 106 (68.0) | 98 (58.0) |
| Council/rented; n (%) | 48 (30.8) | 68 (40.2) |
| Deprivation score mean (SD) | 21.01 (13.1) | 21.98 (15.58) |