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. 2021 Sep 30;23(9):e26418. doi: 10.2196/26418

Table 1.

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics by intervention narrator (N=122).

Characteristics Total Peer Provider P value
Total, n (%) 122 (100) 63 (51.6) 59 (48.4) N/Aa
Sociodemographic characteristics

Age at survey (years), mean (SD) 20.46 (1.44) 20.35 (1.48) 20.58 (1.40) .35

Sex, n (%) .86


Male 24 (19.7) 12 (19) 12 (20.3)


Female 98 (80.3) 51 (81) 47 (79.7)

Race and ethnicity, n (%) .25


White or non-Hispanic 102 (83.6) 55 (87.3) 47 (79.7)


Person of color or Hispanic 20 (16.4) 8 (12.7) 12 (20.3)

Parental education, n (%) .02


High school degree or less 8 (6.6) 2 (3.2) 6 (10.2)


Some college, no degree 16 (13.1) 6 (9.5) 10 (16.9)


Associate’s degree 13 (10.7) 7 (11.1) 6 (10.2)


Bachelor’s degree 43 (35.2) 18 (28.6) 25 (42.4)


Graduate degree 41 (33.6) 30 (47.6) 11 (18.6)


Unsure 1 (0.8) 0 (0) 1 (1.7)

Health insurance, n (%) .78


Parent’s plan 108 (88.5) 57 (90.5) 51 (86.4)


Own plan (including school plan) 7 (5.7) 3 (4.8) 4 (6.8)


Public or uninsured 7 (5.7) 3 (4.8) 4 (6.8)

Enrollment status, n (%) .68


Full time 109 (89.3) 57 (90.5) 52 (88.1)


Part time or other 13 (10.7) 6 (9.5) 7 (11.9)

Year in school, n (%) .94


Freshman 14 (11.5) 8 (12.7) 6 (10.2)


Sophomore 38 (31.1) 20 (31.7) 18 (30.5)


Junior 38 (31.1) 19 (30.2) 19 (32.2)


Senior 20 (16.4) 9 (14.3) 11 (18.6)


Fifth year or graduate student 12 (9.8) 7 (11.1) 5 (8.5)

Living arrangement during school, n (%) .18


At home, with parent, or guardian 23 (18.9) 9 (14.3) 14 (23.7)


On or off campus housing 99 (81.1) 54 (85.7) 45 (76.3)

Region of college or university, n (%) 0.28


Northeast 34 (27.9) 17 (27) 17 (28.8)


Midwest 29 (23.8) 14 (22.2) 15 (25.4)


South 46 (37.7) 27 (42.9) 19 (32.2)


West 9 (7.4) 2 (3.2) 7 (11.9)


Outside the United States 4 (3.3) 3 (4.8) 1 (1.7)
Clinical characteristics

Age at diagnosis (years), mean (SD) 10.56 (5.14) 9.89 (5.28) 11.27 (4.93) .08

Disease duration (years), mean (SD) 9.90 (5.32) 10.46 (5.48) 9.31 (5.12) .18

Last HbA1cb value, mean (SD) 7.65 (1.20) 7.47 (1.10) 7.84 (1.27) .06

Insulin pump use, n (%) .69


Not using 21 (17.2) 10 (15.9) 11 (18.6)


Currently using 101 (82.8) 53 (84.1) 48 (81.4)

Continuous glucose monitor use, n (%) .08


Not using 48 (39.3) 20 (31.7) 28 (47.5)


Currently using 74 (60.7) 43 (68.3) 31 (52.5)

Average blood glucose tests (times per day), n (%) .22


0-2 25 (20.5) 16 (25.4) 9 (15.3)


3-4 45 (36.9) 25 (39.7) 20 (33.9)


5-6 32 (26.2) 12 (19) 20 (33.9)


≥7 20 (16.4) 10 (15.9) 10 (16.9)

Average HbA1c tests per year, n (%) .06


0-1 12 (9.8) 5 (7.9) 7 (11.9)


2 31 (25.4) 19 (30.2) 12 (20.3)


3 36 (29.5) 23 (36.5) 13 (22)


≥4 43 (35.2) 16 (25.4) 27 (45.8)

Self-rated health, n (%) .77


Fair or poor 13 (10.7) 5 (7.9) 8 (13.6)


Good 56 (45.9) 29 (46) 27 (45.8)


Very good 46 (37.7) 25 (39.7) 21 (35.6)


Excellent 7 (5.7) 4 (6.3) 3 (5.1)

Past-year alcohol use, n (%) .94


None 21 (17.2) 11 (17.5) 10 (16.9)


Any 101 (82.8) 52 (82.5) 49 (83.1)

aN/A: not applicable.

bHbA1c: glycated hemoglobin.