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Table 1 Questioners' profile, type of diabetes inquired and information provided about family history (n = 158)

From: "I am pregnant and my husband has diabetes. Is there a risk for my child?" A qualitative study of questions asked by email about the role of genetic susceptibility to diabetes

Questioners' and questions' characteristics

N (%)

Age in years

 

   < 20

19 (12.1)

   21-30

67 (42.7)

   31-40

40 (25.0)

   > 41

32 (20.2)

Gender

 

   Female

131 (82.7)

   Male

27 (17.3)

Family status

 

   Patient

77 (48.9)

   Relative

47 (29.6)

   Partner

34 (21.5)

Type of diabetes inquired

 

   Type 1 diabetes

59 (37.3)

   Type 2 diabetes

15 (9.5)

   Type 1 and type 2 diabetes

13 (8.2)

   Gestational diabetes

13 (8.2)

   MODY/MIDD/LADA

8 (5.0)

   Diabetes insipidus*

6 (3.8)

   Diabetes type not specified

44 (27.9)

Question lacks well-defined information about family history

86 (54.6)

  1. * Although the name is rather similar, diabetes insipidus is a different clinical entity (left out of the scope of this paper).