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. 2017 Jan 13;17:16. doi: 10.1186/s12887-017-0788-x

Table 1.

Sociodemographic and clinic characteristics of participants

Sociodemographic variables N Mean (SD) or %
Age
 Mean 136 13.45 (2.9)
 8–11y 36 26.5
 12–19y 100 73.5
Sex
 Boys 64 41.1
 Girls 72 52.9
Type of family
 Biparental 113 84.3
 Monoparental 21 15.7
Highest family level of education
 Primary school 54 40.3
 Secondary school 54 40.3
 University degree 26 19.4
Origin
 Native 128 94.1
 Immigrant 8 6.0
Clinical variables
 Time w/diagnoses (years) 136 5.04 (3.73)
  > 5 years 54 39.7
  ≤ 5 years 82 60.3
 BMI (Z score) 136 0.24 (0.9)
 HbA1c 136 7.65 (1.34)/60 mmol/mol (14.6)
  > 7.5% (58 mmol/mol) 65 47.8
  ≤ 7.5% 71 52.2
Mental health
 SDQ 136 10.64 (5.28)
Adherence
 High 64 47.1
 Low 72 52.9
 Changes during the last 3 months
 No changes on treatment 110 81.5
 Changes on diet/nutrition 18 13.3
 Bolus calculator 7 5.2
Hypoglycemia
 Yes 3 2.2
 No 133 97.8
Hyperglycemia
 Yes 10 7.4
 No 126 92.6

Missing values: level of education (2); type of family (2); changes during the last 3 months (1)

SD Standard deviation, BMI body mass index, HBAc1 Glycated hemoglobin, DSMQ Diabetes Self Management Questionnaire