Ethnicity and young age influence the frequency of diabetic ketoacidosis at the onset of type 1 diabetes.
Diabetes Res Clin Pract
; 78(2): 259-62, 2007 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-17478002
ABSTRACT
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) may be present at the onset of type 1 diabetes (T1D), increasing both its morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to describe the frequency of this complication at the clinical presentation of T1D, as well as possible interfering factors in a multi-ethnic population from Brazil. We have reviewed the medical charts of 545 individuals with T1D diagnosed between 1968 and 2006 from two major local diabetes treatment centers. DKA occurred in 179 patients (32.8%) at the onset of T1D. The frequency of DKA was higher in non-white than white individuals (p<0.0001) and in the younger age groups (
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cetoacidose Diabética
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Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 1
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article