Table 1 Demographics of parents and children with type 1 diabetes

Age

1–5 years

47

12.0%

6–10 years

142

36.3%

11–14 years

202

51.7%

Frequency of Hypoglycemia

More than once\week

38

9.9%

Less than once\week

344

90.1%

Age of the patient (Mean ± SD)

9.93 ± 3.19

–

–

Time since diagnosis (Mean ± SD)

3.75 ± 2.27

–

–

Last blood glucose (Mean ± SD)

200.54 ± 87.59

–

–

HBA1C (Mean ± SD)

10.13 ± 1.88

–

–

N

Percentage

Does the parent live in Riyadh

Yes

367

93.6%

No

25

6.4%

Mother’s level of education

None

40

10.2%

Elementary

104

26.5%

Secondary

186

47.4%

Collage

62

15.8%

Father’s level of education

None

12

3.1%

Elementary

53

13.5%

Secondary

171

43.6%

Collage

156

39.8%

Marital status

Married

363

92.6%

Unmarried

29

7.4%

Mother’s Occupation

Government Employee

58

14.8%

None

335

85.2%

Father’s Occupation

Businessman

64

16.3%

Dead

15

3.8%

Government Employee

248

63.3%

Military

20

5.1%

None

3

0.8%

Private Sector

11

2.8%

Retired

31

7.9%

Number of children (Mean ± SD)

5.1 ± 2.3

–

–