High Frequency of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Children with Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes

Table 2

Comparisons between groups in regard to age.

	Age ≤5 years			Age <5–9≥ years			Age >9 years
	Group A	Group B	value	Group A	Group B	value	Group A	Group B	Value
Number of participants	37	60	—	39	71	—	86	133	—
Age (years)	2.9 ± 1.3	3.2 ± 1.2	0.205	6.9 ± 1.2	7.0 ± 1.1	0.882	12.7 ± 2.5	12.9 ± 2.4	0.457
HbA1c (%)	10.6 ± 1.6	11.2 ± 1.9	0.029	11.2 ± 1.8	11.8 ± 2.2	0.121	12.0 ± 2.4	12.2 ± 2.7	0.164
pH	7.30 ± 0.2	7.29 ± 0.1	0.699	7.35 ± 0.11	7.34 ± 0.12	0.291	7.33 ± 0.13	7.32 ± 0.13	0.203
pH <7.3 (%)	12/37 ()	24/60 ()	0.520	9/39 ()	17/71 ()	0.100	19/86 ()	33/133 ()	0.746