Research Article
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 | ā | 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 |
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