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Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinic characteristics of participants

From: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and its associated factors in children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM)

Sociodemographic variables

N

Mean (SD) or %

Age

 Mean

136

13.45 (2.9)

 8–11y

36

26.5

 12–19y

100

73.5

Sex

 Boys

64

41.1

 Girls

72

52.9

Type of family

 Biparental

113

84.3

 Monoparental

21

15.7

Highest family level of education

 Primary school

54

40.3

 Secondary school

54

40.3

 University degree

26

19.4

Origin

 Native

128

94.1

 Immigrant

8

6.0

Clinical variables

 Time w/diagnoses (years)

136

5.04 (3.73)

  > 5 years

54

39.7

  ≤ 5 years

82

60.3

 BMI (Z score)

136

0.24 (0.9)

 HbA1c

136

7.65 (1.34)/60 mmol/mol (14.6)

  > 7.5% (58 mmol/mol)

65

47.8

  ≤ 7.5%

71

52.2

Mental health

 SDQ

136

10.64 (5.28)

Adherence

 High

64

47.1

 Low

72

52.9

 Changes during the last 3 months

  

 No changes on treatment

110

81.5

 Changes on diet/nutrition

18

13.3

 Bolus calculator

7

5.2

Hypoglycemia

 Yes

3

2.2

 No

133

97.8

Hyperglycemia

 Yes

10

7.4

 No

126

92.6

  1. Missing values: level of education (2); type of family (2); changes during the last 3 months (1)
  2. SD Standard deviation, BMI body mass index, HBAc1 Glycated hemoglobin, DSMQ Diabetes Self Management Questionnaire