Table 1

SEARCH study cohort participant characteristics and NIHT-CB scores by diabetes type

Total (N = 1,380)T1D (n = 1,095)T2D (n = 285)P value*
Participant characteristics     
 Age at SEARCH 4 visit (years), mean (SD) 1,380 21.0 (5.0) 24.6 (4.4) <0.001 
 Female sex, n (%) 1,380 583 (53.2) 201 (70.5) <0.001 
 Race/ethnicity, n (%) 1,379   <0.001 
  Non-Hispanic White  619 (56.6) 51 (17.9)  
  Non-Hispanic Black  181 (16.5) 142 (49.8)  
  Hispanic  241 (22.0) 60 (21.1)  
  Asian/Pacific Islander  37 (3.4) 6 (2.1)  
  American Indian  11 (1.0) 25 (8.8)  
  Other  5 (0.5) 1 (0.4)  
 WHtR, mean (SD) 1,376 0.49 (0.07) 0.64 (0.10) <0.001 
 Duration of diabetes (years), mean (SD) 1,380 10.8 (3.4) 10.2 (3.6) 0.01 
 HbA1c (%) AUC, mean (SD) 1,361 8.7 (1.5) 8.7 (2.3) 0.83 
 HbA1c (mmol/mol), mean (SD)  72 (4.5) 72 (6.9)  
 Any hypoglycemic events in past 12 months, n (%) 1,356 106 (9.8) 10 (3.6) <0.001 
 CES-D score, median (IQR) 1,372 7.0 (4.0, 14.0) 11.0 (6.0, 19.0) <0.001 
 Highest participant education, n (%) 1,362   <0.001 
  No high school diploma  363 (33.7) 50 (17.6)  
  High school graduate  218 (20.2) 101 (35.6)  
  Some college or associate’s degree  341 (31.6) 107 (37.7)  
  Bachelor’s degree or higher  156 (14.5) 26 (9.2)  
 Highest parent education, n (%) 1,319   <0.001 
  No high school diploma  65 (6.2) 25 (9.4)  
  High school graduate  154 (14.6) 94 (35.3)  
  Some college or associate’s degree  311 (29.5) 103 (38.7)  
  Bachelor’s degree or higher  523 (49.7) 44 (16.5)  
 Household income ($), n (%) 1,365   <0.001 
  <25,000  169 (15.6) 94 (33.1)  
  25,000–49,999  185 (17.1) 68 (23.9)  
  50,000–74,999  127 (11.7) 12 (4.2)  
  ≥75,000  326 (30.2) 13 (4.6)  
  Do not know or refused  274 (25.3) 97 (34.2)  
NIHT-CB test scores, mean (SD)     
 Composite fluid cognition 1,380 95.5 (16.7) 84.7 (17.1) <0.001 
 Pattern Comparison Processing Speed (fluid) 1,380 100.4 (21.0) 92.8 (20.5) <0.001 
 Flanker Inhibitory Control and Attention (fluid) 1,380 84.7 (12.8) 79.2 (13.1) <0.001 
 List Sorting Working Memory (fluid) 1,380 100.1 (13.8) 91.2 (15.1) <0.001 
 Picture Sequence Memory (fluid) 1,380 102.7 (16.8) 95.7 (15.7) <0.001 
 Dimensional Change Card Sort (fluid) 1,380 98.0 (16.8) 90.3 (17.5) <0.001 
 Picture Vocabulary (crystallized) 1,380 103.6 (15.0) 91.5 (14.1) <0.001 
Total (N = 1,380)T1D (n = 1,095)T2D (n = 285)P value*
Participant characteristics     
 Age at SEARCH 4 visit (years), mean (SD) 1,380 21.0 (5.0) 24.6 (4.4) <0.001 
 Female sex, n (%) 1,380 583 (53.2) 201 (70.5) <0.001 
 Race/ethnicity, n (%) 1,379   <0.001 
  Non-Hispanic White  619 (56.6) 51 (17.9)  
  Non-Hispanic Black  181 (16.5) 142 (49.8)  
  Hispanic  241 (22.0) 60 (21.1)  
  Asian/Pacific Islander  37 (3.4) 6 (2.1)  
  American Indian  11 (1.0) 25 (8.8)  
  Other  5 (0.5) 1 (0.4)  
 WHtR, mean (SD) 1,376 0.49 (0.07) 0.64 (0.10) <0.001 
 Duration of diabetes (years), mean (SD) 1,380 10.8 (3.4) 10.2 (3.6) 0.01 
 HbA1c (%) AUC, mean (SD) 1,361 8.7 (1.5) 8.7 (2.3) 0.83 
 HbA1c (mmol/mol), mean (SD)  72 (4.5) 72 (6.9)  
 Any hypoglycemic events in past 12 months, n (%) 1,356 106 (9.8) 10 (3.6) <0.001 
 CES-D score, median (IQR) 1,372 7.0 (4.0, 14.0) 11.0 (6.0, 19.0) <0.001 
 Highest participant education, n (%) 1,362   <0.001 
  No high school diploma  363 (33.7) 50 (17.6)  
  High school graduate  218 (20.2) 101 (35.6)  
  Some college or associate’s degree  341 (31.6) 107 (37.7)  
  Bachelor’s degree or higher  156 (14.5) 26 (9.2)  
 Highest parent education, n (%) 1,319   <0.001 
  No high school diploma  65 (6.2) 25 (9.4)  
  High school graduate  154 (14.6) 94 (35.3)  
  Some college or associate’s degree  311 (29.5) 103 (38.7)  
  Bachelor’s degree or higher  523 (49.7) 44 (16.5)  
 Household income ($), n (%) 1,365   <0.001 
  <25,000  169 (15.6) 94 (33.1)  
  25,000–49,999  185 (17.1) 68 (23.9)  
  50,000–74,999  127 (11.7) 12 (4.2)  
  ≥75,000  326 (30.2) 13 (4.6)  
  Do not know or refused  274 (25.3) 97 (34.2)  
NIHT-CB test scores, mean (SD)     
 Composite fluid cognition 1,380 95.5 (16.7) 84.7 (17.1) <0.001 
 Pattern Comparison Processing Speed (fluid) 1,380 100.4 (21.0) 92.8 (20.5) <0.001 
 Flanker Inhibitory Control and Attention (fluid) 1,380 84.7 (12.8) 79.2 (13.1) <0.001 
 List Sorting Working Memory (fluid) 1,380 100.1 (13.8) 91.2 (15.1) <0.001 
 Picture Sequence Memory (fluid) 1,380 102.7 (16.8) 95.7 (15.7) <0.001 
 Dimensional Change Card Sort (fluid) 1,380 98.0 (16.8) 90.3 (17.5) <0.001 
 Picture Vocabulary (crystallized) 1,380 103.6 (15.0) 91.5 (14.1) <0.001 

IQR, interquartile range.

*

P value from t test or Wilcoxon test (continuous) or χ2 test (categorical).

NIHT age-corrected cognition test scores (mean 100 [SD 15]; lower scores indicate poorer performance on cognitive test in comparison with national average for age).

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