Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of Saudi adults with T1DM on insulin pump therapy (N = 65).
| Characteristics | Descriptive statistics |
|---|---|
| Age, years | 30 ± 7.88 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 19 (29.2) |
| Female | 46 (70.8) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 37 (56.9) |
| Married | 28 (43.1) |
| Height, cm | 162.5 ± 8.93 |
| Weight, kg | 71.59 ± 18.72 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 26.87 ± 5.55 |
| Occupation | |
| Employed | 33 (50.8) |
| Unemployed | 17 (26.2) |
| Student | 13 (20) |
| Retired | 2 (3.1) |
| Duration of diabetes, years | 17.67 ± 6.89 |
| Duration of insulin pump use, years | 5.69 ± 3.7 |
| Pre-lockdown HbA1c, % | 7.44 ± 1.01 |
| Type of insulin pump currently in use | |
| Medtronic MiniMed Paradigm Real Time 722 | 45 (69.2) |
| Minimed® 640G with SmartGuard® | 20 (30.8) |
| Blood sugar monitoring method | |
| SMBG (glucometer) | 34 (52.3) |
| FGM (Freestyle Libre sensor) | 11 (16.9) |
| CGM (Enlite™ sensor) | 20 (30.8) |
| Diabetes complications | |
| Diabetic retinopathy | 5 (7.7) |
| Diabetic nephropathy | 3 (4.6) |
| Diabetic neuropathy | 0 (0.0) |
| ASCVD (stroke, CAD, PVD) | 0 (0.0) |
| Associated comorbidities | |
| Hypertension | 3 (4.6) |
| Hypothyroidism | 12 (18.5) |
| Hyperthyroidism | 1 (1.5) |
| Celiac disease | 4 (6.2) |
| Smoking history | |
| Nonsmoker | 56 (86.2) |
| Cigarette smoking | 3 (4.6) |
| E-cigarette smoking | 2 (3.1) |
| Ex-smoker | 4 (6.2) |
| Mental health history | |
| Previously diagnosed with mental disorder | 6 (9.2) |
| Not known to have any mental disorder | 59 (90.8) |
Abbreviations: T1DM, type 1 diabetes mellitus; SMBG, self-monitoring of blood glucose; FGM, flash glucose monitoring; CGM, continuous glucose monitoring, ASCVD, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; CAD, coronary artery disease, PVD, peripheral vascular disease.
Data are expressed as mean ± SD or n (%).