Table 1.
Characteristics of 92 identifiable children
| Parent and child, n = 41 | Parent only, n = 47 | Child only, n = 4 | Totals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 18 | 17 | 2 | 37 (40%) |
| Female | 23 | 30 | 2 | 55 (60%) | |
| Mode of insulin delivery | Insulin pump | 27 | 30 | 2 | 59 (64%) |
| MDI | 14 | 17 | 2 | 33 (36%) | |
| Ethnicity | Caucasian | 37 | 42 | 4 | 83 (90%) |
| Asian | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 (7%) | |
| ATSI | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 (3%) | |
| Age in years (SD), range | 12.0 (2.8), 5.4–16.2 | 11.1 (3.9), 5.4–16.2 | 12.6 (2.2), 10.1–14.7 | ||
|
Socio‐economic status (SD), range † |
6.4 (2.2), 2–10 | 5.9 (2.4), 1–10 | 5.7 (2.0), 4–9 | ||
†
1 = Lowest SES, 10 = Highest SES.
ATSI, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander; MDI, multiple daily injection.