Skip to main content
. 2017 Mar 22;42(8):846–860. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsx056

Table I.

Demographic Characteristics of Parent Participants and Their Children With T1D

Parent Crowd Group
Diversity Focus Group
Child characteristics n Mean (SD)/percent n Mean (SD)/percent
Age (years) 139 5.50 (2.00) 8 4.75 (1.39)
Age at diagnosis (years) 138 2.63 (1.45) 8 2.63 (1.30)
Duration of T1D (years) 138 2.43 (1.97) 8 1.63 (1.19)
Most recent HbA1c (%) 134 7.69 (0.92) 7 8.43 (0.09)
Male/female 65/72 46.8/51.8 3/5 37.5/62.5
Race Caucasian 123 88.5 2 25.0
African American 2 1.4 5 62.5
Other/Multiple 13 9.4 1 12.5
Ethnicity Hispanic/Other 9 6.5 3 37.5
Non-Hispanic 124 89.2 5 62.5
Insulin regimen Insulin pump 94 67.6 3 34.5
Multiple daily injections 38 27.3 5 62.5
Conventional/sliding scale 4 2.9 0 0.0
Use of continuous glucose monitor (Y/N) 96/42 69.1/30.2 5/2 62.5/25.0
Participant characteristicsa
Age (years) 153 36.39 (5.57) 12 34.42 (7.04)
Relationship to child Biological mother 129 84.6 8 61.5
Biological father 22 14.4 3 23.1
Other 2 1.4 2 15.4
Education HS diploma 12 7.8 4 33.3
Some college/technical school 41 26.8 5 41.7
Bachelor’s degree 54 35.3 1 8.3
Advanced degree 45 29.4 2 16.7
Occupation Not employed outside home 44 28.8 4 33.3
Operational/technical level 29 19.0 4 33.3
Managerial level 48 31.4 3 25.0
Professional level 26 17.0 1 8.3
Household annual income <$50k 32 20.9 5 41.7
$51k–$100k 63 41.2 5 41.7
$101k-$150k 34 22.2 2 16.7
>$150k 17 11.1 0 0.0
Internet use, general Daily 103 67.3 4 33.3
Often 23 15.0 2 16.7
Sometimes 19 12.4 4 33.3
Never 3 2.0 1 8.3
Internet use, T1D-related Daily 60 29.2 2 16.7
Often 45 29.4 1 8.3
Sometimes 27 17.6 5 41.7
Never 11 7.2 2 16.7
a

One grandmother provided minimal information.