Table 1 Individual basic characteristic of 183 pediatric type 1 diabetes for diabetic ketoacidosis
DKA ≤ 48 h (n = 114) | DKA > 48 h (n = 69) | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Child’s age (years) | 6.52 ± 3.65 | 7.51 ± 4.05 | 0.090 | |
Child’s height (cm) | 117.7 ± 23.4 | 125.2 ± 26.6 | 0.070 | |
Child’s weight (kg) | 20.9 ± 8.7 | 24.6 ± 11.8 | 0.025 | |
Child’s gender | Boy | 57 (50) | 29 (42) | 0.295 |
Girl | 57 (50) | 40 (58) | ||
Child’s feeding method | Breast milk | 65 (57) | 43 (62.3) | 0.700 |
Artificial feeding | 17 (14.9) | 11 (15.9) | ||
Mixed feeding | 32 (28.1) | 15 (21.7) | ||
Maternal parity | 1 | 71 (62.3) | 46 (66.7) | 0.49 |
2 | 41 (36) | 23 (33.3) | ||
≥3 | 2 (1.8) | 0 (0) | ||
Maternal gestational age | Full-term | 110 (96.5) | 62 (89.9) | 0.186 |
Preterm | 3 (2.6) | 5 (7.2) | ||
Retard | 1 (0.9) | 2 (2.9) | ||
Maternal delivery method | Natural delivery | 56 (49.1) | 26 (37.7) | 0.171 |
Cesarean section | 58 (50.9) | 42 (62.3) | ||
Family diabetes history | No | 74 (64.9) | 50 (72.5) | 0.289 |
Yes | 40 (35.1) | 19 (27.5) | ||
Child’s systolic pressure (mmHg) | 111.0 ± 11.0 | 116.0 ± 13.0 | 0.011 | |
Child’s diastolic pressure (mmHg) | 70.0 ± 9.0 | 73.0 ± 12.0 | 0.128 | |
HbA1c at admission (%) | 12.50 ± 1.71 | 12.3 ± 1.70 | 0.504 | |
Insulin at admission (mU/L) | 13.20 ± 34.19 | 15.67 ± 52.80 | 0.711 | |
C-peptide at admission (nmol/L) | 0.11 ± 0.204 | 0.09 ± .065 | 0.672 | |
Degree of dehydration | Mild | 17 (14.9) | 14 (20.3) | 0.556 |
Moderate | 89 (78.1) | 49 (71) | ||
Severe | 8 (7) | 6 (8.7) | ||