Table 2.

Characteristics of the interviewees.

Characteristics		Adult patients (n=12)	Parents of young patients (n=6)
Gender, n (%)
	Male	1 (8)	3 (50)
	Female	11 (92)	3 (50)
Patients’ age in years, mean (range)		26.8 (20-33)	10.5 (6-16)
Patients’ disease duration in years, mean (range)		4.0 (1-12)	3.3 (0-9)
Treatment type, n (%)
	Insulin pump	3 (25)	3 (50)
	Insulin injection	9 (75)	3 (50)
Education, n (%)
	Postgraduate	1 (8)	—
	University	8 (67)	4 (67)
	High school	3 (25)	1 (17)
	Junior middle school	—	1 (17)
Residence, n (%)
	Urban	9 (75)	5 (83)
	Rural	3 (25)	1 (17)