[Retracted] Epidemiological Pattern of Newly Diagnosed Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Taif, Saudi Arabia

Table 2

Distribution and correlation of the main clinical symptoms preceding diagnosis and the different patients age groups.

Symptoms	Age groups (years)			Total number	𝑃 value
	<2	2–<6	6–12
Polyuria and Polydipsia	20	22	51	93	NS
	87%	100.0%	94.4%	93.9%
Weight loss	15	21	52	88	NS
	65.2%	95.5%	96.3%	88.9%
Polyphagia	5	5	12	22	NS
	21.7%	22.7%	22.2%	22.2%
Refusal of feeding	3	1	4	8	NS
	14.3%	4.5%	7.4%	8.1%
Abdominal pain	3	9	40	52	𝑃<0.001 **
	13%	40.9%	74.1%	52.5%
Vomiting	11	7	23	41	𝑃=0.393
	47.8%	31.8%	42.6%	41.4%
Dehydration	7	2	11	20	NS
	30.4%	9.1%	20.4%	20.2%
Disturbed conscious level	14	9	23	46	𝑃=0.284
	60.9%	40.9%	42.6%	46.5%
Nocturia and nocturnal enuresis	8	18	48	74	𝑃<0.001 **
	34.7%	81.8%	88.9%	74.7%
Infection	4	5	6	15	NS
	17.4%	22.7%	11.1%	15.2%

NS: nonsignificant value, ∗∗highly significant.
N.B: the classic triad; polyuria, polydipsia, and weight loss; are the dominant presenting symptoms in the 3 age groups followed by vomiting and disturbed conscious level in those <2 years, nocturia and nocturnal enuresis in 2–<6 years age group, and abdominal pain, nocturia, and nocturnal enuresis in the 6–12 years age group.