Association of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Childhood New-Onset Type 1 Diabetes With Day of Presentation in Germany.
Diabetes Care
; 47(4): 649-652, 2024 Apr 01.
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| ID: mdl-38128074
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Whether the day of the week on which the child presents affects timely diagnosis and risk of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in children with new-onset type 1 diabetes (T1D) is not known. RESEARCH DESIGN ANDMETHODS:
We used data of 30,717 children with new-onset T1D during the last 10 years from the German Prospective Diabetes Registry. We determined the odds ratios of T1D diagnosis and DKA on a weekday, public holiday, and school vacation.RESULTS:
Compared with workdays, the odds ratios of being diagnosed with T1D were lower on weekends (0.39 [95% CI, 0.38-0.41]), public holidays (0.57 [0.53-0.63]), and school vacations (0.83 [0.80-0.85]). The odds of DKA diagnosis were also reduced on weekends (0.55 [0.52-0.59]), public holidays (0.73 [0.63-0.84]), and school vacations (0.85 [0.80-0.90]). Results did not change during the coronavirus 2019 pandemic.CONCLUSIONS:
New-onset T1D and DKA in children are more often diagnosed during weekdays than weekends and holidays.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Diabetes Care
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article