Table 2—

Participant characteristics

Youth
n 153 
Age (years) 12.9 ± 2.3 
Sex (% female) 56 
Ethnicity  
    White/non-Hispanic white 138 (90) 
    Black/African American 4 (3) 
    Hispanic American 4 (3) 
    Native American 2 (1) 
    Asian American 1 (<1) 
    Other 4 (3) 
SES* 3.23 ± 1.56 
Family status  
    Two-parent family 123 (81) 
    One-parent family 29 (19) 
Type 1 diabetes duration (years) 6.4 ± 3.6 
HbA1c (%) 8.4 ± 1.4 
Insulin (units · kg−1 · day−11.0 ± 0.3 
BGM  
    One time per day 4 (3) 
    Two times per day 13 (9) 
    Three times per day 26 (17) 
    Four times per day 83 (54) 
    Five or more times per day 27 (18) 
Insulin injections  
    Two per day 23 (15) 
    Three per day 78 (51) 
    Four or more per day 16 (10) 
Pump 36 (24) 
Youth
n 153 
Age (years) 12.9 ± 2.3 
Sex (% female) 56 
Ethnicity  
    White/non-Hispanic white 138 (90) 
    Black/African American 4 (3) 
    Hispanic American 4 (3) 
    Native American 2 (1) 
    Asian American 1 (<1) 
    Other 4 (3) 
SES* 3.23 ± 1.56 
Family status  
    Two-parent family 123 (81) 
    One-parent family 29 (19) 
Type 1 diabetes duration (years) 6.4 ± 3.6 
HbA1c (%) 8.4 ± 1.4 
Insulin (units · kg−1 · day−11.0 ± 0.3 
BGM  
    One time per day 4 (3) 
    Two times per day 13 (9) 
    Three times per day 26 (17) 
    Four times per day 83 (54) 
    Five or more times per day 27 (18) 
Insulin injections  
    Two per day 23 (15) 
    Three per day 78 (51) 
    Four or more per day 16 (10) 
Pump 36 (24) 

Data are means ±SD or n (%).

*

Hollingshead index. Scores range from 1 to 6: 1 = major professional (e.g., physician, lawyer); 2 = minor professional (e.g., nurse); 3 = skilled worker (e.g., administrative personnel); 4 = semi-skilled worker (e.g., data entry personnel); 5 = unskilled worker (e.g., truck driver); and 6 = unemployed/retired/student.

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