Measures of Adherence and Challenges in Using Glucometer Data in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes: Rethinking the Value of Self-Report

Table 1

Demographics and baseline clinical characteristics ().

Adolescents’ baseline variables	Range	Mean (SD)
Age (years)	13–17	14.95 (1.40)
HbA1c (%)	6.2–11.5	9.04 (0.98)
Duration of diabetes (years)	0–16	6.07 (3.82)
Demographic variables		(%)
Adolescents’ sex
Female		79 (53.0)
Adolescents’ race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic		126 (87.5)
Other		18 (12.5)
Treatment type
Insulin pump		70 (47.0)
Injection		79 (53.0)
Annual household income (USD)
Less than $39,999		41 (27.7)
$40–79,999		50 (33.8)
More than $80,000		57 (38.54)
Parental marital status
Nonmarried/partnered		13 (20.0)
Married/partnered		52 (80.0)
Relationship to child
Mother		121 (81.2)
Father		23 (15.4)
Other		5 (3.4)