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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (N = 116)

From: Glycemic control among children and adolescents with diabetes in Southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Results

 

N(%)

Age ≥ 10 yrs

92 (79.3)

Female

60 (51.7)

Nutritional status

 Normal

83 (71.6)

 Under weight

22 (19)

 Over weight

10 (8.5)

 Obese

1 (0.9)

Residence (urban)

70 (60.3)

Primary care giver’s education

 No formal education

32 (27.6)

 Primary/secondary school

70 (60.3)

 Higher education

14 (12.1)

Parents living together

90 (77.6)

Monthly family income (≥2000ETB)a

61 (52.6%)

Family able to afford to buy insulin (No)

81 (69.8)

Number of main meals per day(> 3)

67 (57.8)

Family history of diabetes (Yes)

23 (19.8)

  1. aMedian (IQR) = 2000ETB (700 – 5000 ETB); ETB = Ethiopian Birr; 1USD = 47.29ETB (on November 14, 2021)