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Table 1 Patient characteristics at the two participating sites (Hackensack, NJ, and Bronx, NY)—patient characteristics include age in years, HbA1C  %, race, gender, Hollingshead (SES status), past history of facing disaster, general preparedness and diabetes preparedness

From: Evaluating emergency preparedness and impact of a hurricane sandy in pediatric patients with diabetes

 

Hackensack, NJ (n = 65)

Bronx, NY (n = 77)

Total

Significance (p value)

Age (years)

 Mean ± SD

13.3 ± 2

13.3 ± 2

13.3 ± 2

NS

HbA1C %

 Mean ± SD

8.2 ± 1

9.3 ± 2.3

8.8 ± 1.9 %

well controlled 24 %

moderately controlled 40 %

poorly controlled 36 %

<0.008

Frequencies (%) race

 Caucasian

75 (n = 49)

12 (n = 9)

41 (n = 58)

 

 African American

5 (n = 3)

22 (n = 17)

14 (n = 20)

<0.0001

 Hispanic

14 (n = 9)

58 (n = 45)

38 (n = 54)

 

 Mixed

6 (n = 4)

8 (n = 6)

7 (n = 10)

 

Gender

 Female

38 (49 %)

36 (55 %)

74 (52 %)

 

Hollingshead (SES status)

45 ± 14

33 ± 16

39 ± 15

<0.0001

SES (frequency %)

 High

53 (n = 35)

27 (n = 21)

39 (n = 56)

<0.002

 Moderate

36 (n = 23)

29 (n = 22)

31 (n = 45)

<0.001

 Low

11 (n = 7)

44 (n = 34)

29 (n = 41)

0.31

Past history of facing disaster (frequency %)

 No history

1 (n = 1)

0

7 (n = 1)

 

 History of one

63 (n = 41)

66 (n = 51)

65 (n = 92)

NS

 More than one

36 (n = 23)

34 (n = 26)

35 (n = 49)

 

General preparedness (frequency %)

 High

39 (n = 25)

52 (n = 40)

46 (n = 65)

 

 Moderate

61 (n = 40)

42 (n = 32)

51.5 (n = 72)

NS

 Low

0

6 (n = 5)

4 (n = 5)

 

Diabetes preparedness (frequency %)

 High

85 (n = 55)

82 (n = 63)

83 (n = 118)

NS

 Moderate

15 (n = 10)

14 (n = 11)

15 (n = 21)

NS

 Low

0

4 (n = 3)

2 (n = 3)

0.03