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Table 2 Characteristics of the 176 participating parents of children with type 1 diabetes

From: Assessing fear of hypoglycemia in a population-based study among parents of children with type 1 diabetes – psychometric properties of the hypoglycemia fear survey – parent version

 

Mothers

Fathers

Participants

91 (52)

85 (48)

Mean age (year (SD))

40.2 (5.7)

43.4 (6.3)

Reported to be married or cohabiting (n (%))*

77 (88)

76 (91)

Reported education at university or university college level (n (%))

30 (33)

30 (36)

Full-time employment status (n (valid %)

36 (37)

88 (92)

  1. *Valid percentage is used because of considerable missing data. Seven mothers and one father did not report on this variable
  2. Five mothers and one father did not report on this variable.