Knowledge, safety, and impact of alcohol consumption in young adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a qualitative study

Table 1 Demographics of young adult participants with type 1 diabetes

Characteristics	Participants (n = 14)
Age (years), median [range]	21 [18–25]
Gender, n (%)
Female	10 (71)
Male	4 (29)
Prioritized ethnicity, n (%)
New Zealand European	12 (86)
Māori ^a	2 (14)
Socioeconomic deprivation index ^b, median [range]	3 [1–5]
Duration of diabetes (years), median [range]	14.5 [8–21]
Duration of alcohol consumption (years), median [range]	5 [2–9]
HbA1c (mmol/mol) ^c, median [range]	60 [36–90]
HbA1c (%) ^c, median [range]	7.6 [5.4–10.4]
Insulin regimen, n (%)
CSII / MDI	12 (86) / 2 (14)
Glucose monitoring method, n (%)
CBGT	6 (43)
rtCGM	5 (36)^d
isCGM	3 (21)
Prioritised occupation, n (%)
Student ^e	10 (71)
Form of employment ^f	4 (29)

CSII, continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion. MDI, multiple daily injections. CBGT, capillary blood glucose testing. rtCGM, real-time continuous glucose monitoring. isCGM, intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring. ^a Māori are the indigenous people of New Zealand. ^b Calculated by The New Zealand Deprivation Index (2018) which provides quintiles of socioeconomic status calculated using established data from home addresses with 1 representing the least deprived and 5 being the most deprived [27]. ^c Data was self-reported. ^d Three of these participants were using an advanced hybrid closed-loop insulin delivery system ^e Classified as an individual studying, at the time of the interview, at either a secondary or tertiary institution. ^f Employment refers to either part-time or full-time

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