Outcomes of Children and Adolescents Admitted with Diabetic Ketoacidosis at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), Kenya

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of children admitted with DKA.

Patient characteristics	Frequency (%)
Median age (IQR) in years	13 (10-15)
Age categories
≤6 years	16 (10.1)
>6 years	143 (89.9)
Sex
Male	68 (42.8)
Female	91 (57.2)
Admission ward ()
Paediatrics	49 (30.8)
Medical	70 (44)
Paediatric ICU	19 (12)
Main ICU	21(13.2)
Time of diabetes diagnosis
Previously diagnosed	103 (64.8)
Newly diagnosed	56 (35.2)
Type of insulin treatment (previously diagnosed )
Mixtard	88(85.4)
Lantus+short-acting insulin	11 (10.7)
Missing record	4 (3.9)
Missed insulin ()
Yes	27 (26.2)
No	76 (73.8)
Distribution based on DKA severity ()
Mild	13 (23.2)
Moderate	20 (35.7)
Severe	23 (41.1)
Distribution of DKA severity for children ()
Mild	1 (16.7)
Moderate	4 (66.6)
Severe	1 (16.7)