Family Support and Its Association with Glycemic Control in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Table 1

Demographic data of the participants.

Demographic variable		Adolescents (%)
Sex	Male	28 (50%)
	Female	28 (50%)
Residency	Central area	41 (73.2%)
	Western area	1 (1.8%)
	Southern area	5 (8.9%)
	Northern area	8 (14.3%)
	Eastern area	1 (1.8%)
Nationality	Saudi	55 (98.2%)
	Non-Saudi	1 (1.8%)
Type of insulin	Injections/pens	54 (96.4%)
	Pump	2 (3.6%)
Presence of other chronic diseases	Yes	5 (8.9%)
	No	51 (91.1%)
Variable	Mean	SD
Age	16.1	2.41
Duration of diabetes	6.1	4.14
HbA1c level	9.6	2.12