Table 1.
Baseline participant characteristics.
| Variables | Continuous Care (n=51) Mean (SD), N (%) |
Lapsed Care (n=24) Mean (SD), N(%) |
P valuea |
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| Demographic characteristics | |||
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| Age | 19.61 (1.02) | 21.04 (1.04) | <.0001 |
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| Gender | .62 | ||
| Female | 25 (49.02) | 10 (41.67) | |
| Male | 26 (50.98) | 14 (58.33) | |
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| Race/Ethnicity | .33 | ||
| Hispanic | 33 (64.71) | 17 (70.83) | |
| Non-Hispanic | 18 (35.29) | 7 (29.17) | |
| White | 5 (9.80) | 1 (4.17) | |
| Black | 5 (9.80) | ||
| Other | 8 (15.69) | 6 (25.00) | |
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| Birthplace | .13 | ||
| US | 47 (92.16) | 19 (79.17) | |
| Other | 4 (7.84) | 5 (20.83) | |
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| Living situation | .01 | ||
| With family | 43 (84.31) | 13 (54.17) | |
| Other | 8 (15.69) | 11 (45.83) | |
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| Education | .19 | ||
| <HS | 8 (15.69) | 4 (16.67) | |
| HS grad or GED | 27 (52.94) | 16 (66.67) | |
| some college | 14 (27.45) | 2 (8.33) | |
| trade school/2-year degree | 2 (3.92) | 2 (8.33) | |
| BA/BS | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | |
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| Parents Education | .26 | ||
| <HS | 20 (39.22) | 2 (8.33) | |
| HS grad or GED | 15 (29.41) | 7 (29.17) | |
| Some college/2-year degree | 10 (19.61) | 5 (20.83) | |
| BA/BS/advanced degree | 4 (7.84) | 4 (16.67) | |
| Don’t know | 2 (3.92) | 6 (25.00) | |
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| Clinical characteristics | |||
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| Health insurance status | .12 | ||
| Private insuranceb | 1 (1.96) | 0 (0) | |
| Publicly-funded healthcarec | 43 (84.31) | 24 (100.00) | |
| Don’t know | 7 (13.73) | 0 (0) | |
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| Duration of diagnosis | 9.61 (3.91) | 11.67 (4.60) | .05 |
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| Duration of lapse in care (months) | – | 11.58 (9.65) | – |
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| Where prescription meds obtained | <.0001 | ||
| Current provider | 49 (96.08) | 3 (12.50) | |
| Previous provider | 2 (3.92) | 8 (33.33) | |
| Other | 6 (25.00) | ||
| Don’t have prescription | 7 (29.17) | ||
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| Ever run out of supplies? | .001 | ||
| Yes | 10 (19.61) | 14 (58.33) | |
| No | 41 (80.39) | 10 (41.67) | |
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| Ever unable to afford supplies? | |||
| Yes | 9 (17.65) | 14 (58.33) | .001 |
| No | 42 (82.35) | 10 (41.67) | |
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| Missed school/work due to diabetes | .16 | ||
| Yes | 5 (10.00) | 6 (25.00) | |
| No | 45 (90.00) | 18 (75.00) | |
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| Missed social activities due to diabetes | .31 | ||
| Yes | 6 (12.00) | 5 (21.74) | |
| No | 44 (88.00) | 18 (78.26) | |
a
t-test for age, duration of diagnosis and duration of lapse in care; Fisher exact test for all others
b
Any private insurance, alone or in combination with public programs
c
Public programs only (e.g. MediCal, California Children’s Services) or uninsured