Knowledge and Demand for Information about Islet Transplantation in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes

Table 1

Subject characteristics (𝑁=137).

	Number (%), mean±SD
Gender (male)	76 (55.5)
Age (years)	52.0±12.7
BMI (kg/m^2)^(1)	21.9±11.4
Educational status
Junior high school	9 (6.6)
High school	60 (43.8)
Junior college	24 (17.5)
University	43 (31.4)
Occupation status
Full time	70 (51.1)
Part time	19 (13.9)
None	42 (30.7)
Others	5 ( 3.6)
Living with others	111 (81.0)
Married	100 (73.0)
Onset of diabetes (age)	38.2±14.8
Duration of diabetes (years)	13.7±10.8
Diabetic complication
Neuropathy	36 (26.3)
Retinopathy	37 (27.0)
Nephropathy	17 (12.4)
Current treatment
Insulin injections	124 (90.5)
CSII^(2)	13 ( 9.5)
HbA1C (NGSP, %)	7.9±1.2
SMBG (times)	3.0±1.8
Hypoglycemic episode (yes)	109 (79.6)
Hypoglycemic episode (times)	5.2±4.5

Continuation values are means ± SD.
⁽¹⁾Body mass index.
⁽²⁾Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion.