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Table 1 Demographical characteristics and lifestyle behaviours in adolescents with and without Type 1 diabetes in the youth@hordaland study (n = 9,883)

From: Mental health in adolescents with Type 1 diabetes: results from a large population-based study

 

No diabetes (n = 9,843)

Type 1 diabetes (n = 40)

 
 

%/median

(SD)

%/median

(SD)

P-value*

Demographical characteristics

     

Age, mean

19.9

0.7

19.9

0.8

.48

Gender

    

.75

Girls, %

53.3%

 

50.0%

  

Boys, %

46.7%

 

50.0%

  

Vocational situation

    

.64

In high school

97.8%

 

100%

  

Trainee

1.5%

 

0%

  

Not in high school

0.8%

 

0%

  

Maternal education, %

    

.49

University/college

48.7%

 

50.6%

  

High school

41.3%

 

43.8%

  

Primary school

10.1%

 

15.6%

  

Paternal education, %

    

.84

University/college

43.1%

 

38.7%

  

High school

46.4%

 

51.6%

  

Primary school

10.6%

 

9.7%

  

Parents live together, %

     

No

32.7%

 

25.6%

 

.40

Family economy

    

.28

Approx. like most others

67.4%

 

57.5%

  

Better economy

25.5%

 

30.0%

  

Poorer economy

7.1%

 

12.5%

  

Lifestyle behaviours

     

Current smoker

13.2%

 

15.0%

 

.64

CRAFFT sum score

0.8

(1.2)

0.9

1.3

.54

Physical activity (days/wk), %

    

.52

None

9.9%

 

15.4%

  

1-3 days

49.7%

 

46.2%

  

4 + days

40.4%

 

38.5%

  

Body-mass index

22.2

3.5

23.2

3.1

.03

  1. *P value is based on Mann–Whitney U tests.