TABLE 1.
Baseline demographics for parents and their children (n = 55)
| Parents | |
|---|---|
| Age (years), mean ± SD | 40.5 ± 6.1 |
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Female | 51.0 (92.7) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |
| European | 45.0 (81.8) |
| Māori a | 2.0 (3.6) |
| Pacific Islander | 2.0 (3.6) |
| Other b | 6.0 (10.9) |
| NZDep13 c , n (%) | |
| Low deprivation (1–3) | 25.0 (45.4) |
| Medium deprivation (4–7) | 21.0 (38.2) |
| High deprivation (8–10) | 9.0 (16.4) |
| Education, n (%) | |
| Some high school | 8.0 (14.5) |
| High school | 10.0 (18.2) |
| Further training after high school | 4.0 (7.3) |
| Tertiary | 25.0 (45.4) |
| Postgraduate qualifications d | 8.0 (14.5) |
| Employment, n (%) | |
| Full time | 22.0 (40.0) |
| Part time | 28.0 (50.9) |
| Full time carer | 5.0 (9.1) |
| Marital status, n (%) | |
| Married | 40.0 (72.7) |
| Separated | 3.0 (5.4) |
| Partner/civil union | 10.0 (18.2) |
| Single | 2.0 (3.6) |
| Children | |
|---|---|
| Age (years), mean ± SD | 9.1 ± 2.8 |
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Female | 31.0 (56.3) |
| Male | 24.0 (43.6) |
| BMI z‐score, mean ± SD | 0.7 ± 1.0 |
| Duration of diabetes (months), mean ± SD | 36.2 ± 25.6 |
| Insulin therapy, n (%) | |
| MDI | 34.0 (61.8) |
| CSII | 21.0 (38.2) |
| Insulin estimated total daily dose (units), mean ± SD | 29.4 ± 17.8 |
| Duration of using isCGM (months), mean ± SD | 18.2 ± 13.7 |
| HbA1c %, mean ± SD | 7.6 ± 3.2 |
| HbA1c mmol/mol, mean ± SD | 59.8 ± 11.1 |
Abbreviations: CSII, continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion; MDI, multiple daily injections.
a
Māori are the indigenous people of New Zealand.
b
Chinese (n = 1) and different ethnicity (n = 5).
c
NZDep13 score is a deprivation index based on household address (where the participant lives more than 50% of the time) with 1 least deprived and 10 most deprived.
d
Postgraduate qualifications are postgraduate degrees such as a postgraduate diploma, Master or a PhD.