Table I.
Demographic Characteristics of Parent Participants and Their Children With T1D
| Parent Crowd Group |
Diversity Focus Group |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
One grandmother provided minimal information.