Research Article

Diabetes Complications and Cognitive Function in Young Adults with Youth-Onset Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes: The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study

Table 1

Descriptive characteristics of SEARCH participants included in the analytic dataset (N = 811).

Type 1 diabetes (n = 646)Type 2 diabetes (n = 165)

Age, years, at second follow-up visit, mean (SD)21.7 (4.2)24.5 (4.4)
Sex, female, n (%)315 (48.8)122 (73.9)

Race/ethnicity, n (%):
Non-Hispanic White404 (62.5)30 (18.2)
Non-Hispanic Black80 (12.4)83 (50.3)
Hispanic130 (20.1)33 (20.0)
AIAN/ASPI/NHO132 (5.0)19 (11.5)

Parent’s highest level of education, n (%)
High school graduate or less119 (18.4)70 (42.4)
Some college or more527 (81.6)95 (57.6)
Diabetes duration, years, mean (SD)11.1 (3.3)9.9 (3.6)

1AIAN: American Indian or Alaska Native; ASPI: Asian or Pacific Islander; NHO: non-Hispanic other race and ethnicity.