Research Article
Low Self-Confidence and Diabetes Mismanagement in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes Mediate the Relationship between Behavioral Problems and Elevated HbA1c
Table 1
Characteristics of participating adolescents.
| Boys (N/%) | 45 (51.1) | Age (yrs) | 12.9 ± 1.2 | HbA1c | 64.3 mmol/mol (8.0%) ± 11.5 mmol/mol | Age diabetes onset | 7.1 ± 3.8 | Diabetes duration (yrs) | 5.8 ± 3.8 | Pump/injections (%) | 80.7/19.3 ≥ 4 per day | Traditional family composition (%) | 83 | SDQ overall problem behavior (0–40) | 8.6 ± 4.3 | SDQ external problem behavior (0–20) | 4.9 ± 2.8 | SDQ internal problem behavior (0–20) | 3.7 ± 2.8 | CIDS-Youth (12–60) | 51.2 ± 5.3 | Mismanagement (4–16) | 6.4 ± 2.0 |
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Data are means ± SD, unless otherwise indicated.
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