Research Article
Teens with Type 1 Diabetes: How Does Their Nutrition Measure Up?
Table 1
Demographic and baseline characteristics.
| | Mean (SD) or % | Range |
| | Demographic | | | | Youth age (years) | 12.8 (1.2) | 11–15.3 | | Youth sex, % girls | 49.4 | | | Youth ethnicity, % Caucasian | 69.5 | | | Hollingshead SES, % level 1 or 2 | 53.8 | | | Medical | | | | Diabetes duration (years) | 5.1 (3.1) | 1–13.6 | | Insulin regimen | | | | 2–3 injections per day (%) | 35.3 | | | Basal/bolus (≥4 shots per day, %) | 20.4 | | | CSII insulin pump (%) | 44.3 | | | Nutrition intake | | | | % energy from carbohydrates (DI) | 49.6 (8.3) | 19.8–74.0 | | % energy from fats (DI) | 35.3 (7.4) | 12.8–55.0 | | % energy from proteins (DI) | 15.9 (4.0) | 6.7–29.8 | | Dietary fiber (g/1000 kcal (g/4184 kJ), DI) | 14.7 (6.3) | 3.8–38.3 | | Health indicators | | | | HbA1c (mmol/mol) | 73 (4) | 37–130 | | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 113.8 (10.6) | 85–148 | | Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 64.0 (8.1) | 44–94 | | LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 89.3 (28.9) | 6.0–187.0 | | BMI percentile | 69.4 (24.5) | 3–99 |
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Note: SES = socioeconomic status; DI = dietary interview; BMI=body mass index.
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