Research Article

A Multicenter Retrospective Survey regarding Diabetic Ketoacidosis Management in Italian Children with Type 1 Diabetes

Table 2

Diabetic ketoacidosis incidence in the whole pediatric population (0ā€“18 years) in the calendar years 2012 and 2013 in Italy.

ā€‰All ()Primary/secondary
referral centers ()
Tertiary referral
centers ()

Total T1D patients (/%)14493 (100)1533 (10.5)12960 (89.5)<0.0001
Patients with T1D onset (/%)2453 (100)320 (13)2133 (87)<0.0001
Patients with DKA at T1D onset (/%) 945 (38.5)114 (35.6)831 (39.0)0.562
Patients with severe DKA at T1D onset (/%)253 (10.3)35 (10.6)218 (10.2)0.893
Preschool patients with T1D onset (/%) 618 (100)542 (87.7)76 (12.3)<0.0001
Preschool patients with DKA at T1D onset (/%)445 (72)414 (76.4)31 (40.8)<0.001
Patients with severe DKA at T1D onset (/%)103 (16.6)94 (22.7)13 (17.1)<0.05

DKA = diabetic ketoacidosis; T1D = type 1 diabetes.
preschooler versus all; preschooler versus all.