Research Article

Diabetes Device Use and Glycemic Control among Youth with Type 1 Diabetes: A Single-Center, Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Comparison of patient characteristics between those who use diabetes device (pump/CGM) and those who do not.

PumpCGM
No (%)Yes (%) valueNo (%)Yes (%) value

SexFemale585 (47.5)425 (55.8)<0.001806 (49.7%)204 (55.3%)0.057
Male646 (52.5)336 (44.2)817 (50.3%)165 (44.7%)

Race/ethnicityNH white503 (40.9)540 (71.0)<0.001761 (46.9)282 (76.4)<0.001
NH black286 (23.2)48 (6.3)314 (19.3)20 (5.4)
Hispanic358 (29.1)126 (16.6)444 (27.4)40 (10.8)
Other84 (6.8)47 (6.2)104 (6.4)27 (7.3)

Insurance typeNone23 (1.9%)5 (0.7%)<0.00126 (1.6%)2 (0.5%)<0.001
Private712 (57.8%)613 (80.6%)973 (60.0%)352 (95.4%)
Public496 (40.3%)143 (18.8%)624 (38.4%)15 (4.1%)

Primary language of parent(s)English1098 (89.2%)738 (97.0%)<0.0011469 (90.5%)367 (99.5%)<0.001
Spanish133 (10.8%)23 (3.0%)154 (9.5%)2 (0.5%)