Table 1.
Participant Characteristics
| Teen Characteristics (N=22) |
Mean±SD or % |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 17.4±1.7 |
| Diabetes duration (years) | 9.7±4.0 |
| Sex (% Female) | 68% |
| Race/ethnicity (% Non-Hispanic white) | 82% |
| Educational Level | |
| Middle School | 5% |
| High School | 64% |
| College | 32% |
| Family History of CVD/Hypertension/Dyslipidemia* | 95% |
| % Teens with dyslipidemia (n) | 45% (10) |
| A1c (without dyslipidemia) (%, mmol/mol) |
8.3±1.0, 67±10.9 |
| A1c (with dyslipidemia) (%, mmol/mol) |
9.3±1.2, 78±13.1 |
| LDL (without dyslipidemia) (mg/dl, mmol/l) | 86±23, 2.2±0.6 |
| LDL (with dyslipidemia, mg/dl, mmol/l) | 145±54, 3.7±1.4 |
| % of Teens with Dyslipidemia on Lipid-lowering Medications (n) |
60% (6) |
| Parent Characteristics (N=25) | |
| Age range (%) | |
| 41–50 years | 54% |
| 51–60 years | 46% |
| Sex (% Female) | 84% |
| Race/ethnicity (% Non-Hispanic white) | 88% |
| Parents of teens with dyslipidemia (%) | 40% |
| Parent education (%) | |
| High school | 13% |
| Some college or technical college | 25% |
| College or graduate degree | 63% |
| Parent employment (%) | |
| Work full-time or part-time | 72% |
| Stay-at-home parent | 16% |
| Unable to work due to disability | 12% |
| % of parents of teens with dyslipidemia on lipid- lowering medications (n) |
60% (6) |
All values are expressed as Mean±SD or %
*
Family history includes 1st or 2nd degree relatives.