Research Article
Adverse Social Determinants of Health in Children with Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes: A Potential Role for Community Health Workers
Table 1
Demographics of participants enrolled, at the time of recruitment.
| | Number of participants (N) | 17 |
| | Patient age (mean) | 8.4 ± 3.1 | | pH <7.3 at presentation | 10 (59%) | | Race/ethnicity | Black (41%)
NHW (23%)
Hispanic (23%)
Other (12%) | | Adults in home (median) | 1 (Range 1–4) | | Children in home (median) | 3 (Range 1–5) |
| | Caregiver status | | Single parent or lone parent | 10 (59%) |
| | Caregiver education | | Less than high school | 2 (12%) | | High school degree | 7 (41%) | | Higher education | 8 (47%) |
| | Employment status of caregiver and other caregiver (if applicable) | | Caregiver | Other caregiver | | Unemployed | 5 (29%) | 3 (30%) | | Employed (part-time or full-time) | 12 (70%) | 7 (70%) |
| | Household income | | <$25,000 | 5 (29%) | | $25,000–$34,999 | 7 (41%) | | ≥$35,000–$49,999 | 5 (29%) |
| | Baseline governmental benefits received | | SSI (supplemental security income) | 4 (24%) | | Section 8 or HUD (housing) | 1 (9%) | | LIHEAP (energy assistance) | 3 (18%) | | SNAP (nutrition) | 8 (47%) | | WIC (nutrition) | 2 (12%) | | None | 3 (18%) |
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