Research Article
High Frequency of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Children with Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes
Table 1
Comparison between children with newly diagnosed T1D in 2006-2007 (group A) and 2013-2014 (group B).
| | | Group A (2006-2007) | Group B (2013-2014) | |
| | Number of participants | 162 | 264 | — | | Female/male | 67/95 | 118/146 | 0.546 | | Age (years) | 9.1 ± 4.6 | 9.1 ± 4.4 | 0.932 | | Number ≤5 yr (%) | 37/125 () | 60/206 () | 0.100 | | Number <5–9≥ yr (%) | 39/123 () | 71/193 () | 0.569 | | Number >9 yr (%) | 86/76 () | 133/131 () | 0.618 | | BMI (kg/m2) | 16.8 ± 3.2 | 16.9 ± 3.3 | 0.942 | | HbA1c (%) | 11.4 ± 2.2 | 11.9 ± 2.4 | 0.047 | | pH | 7.33 ± 0.13 | 7.32 ± 0.12 | 0.135 | | Number pH <7.3 (%) | 40 () | 74 () | 0.499 |
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BMI: body mass index, HbA1c: glycated haemoglobin.
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