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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
frequency and clinical characteristics of ketoacidosis at onset of childhood type 1 diabetes mellitus in northwest saudi arabia
تردد والسريرية خصائص الحماض الكيتوني السكري في بداية مرحلة الطفولة داء السكري من النوع 1 في شمال غرب السعودية جزيره العرب
 
Subject : frequency and clinical characteristics of ketoacidosis at onset of childhood type 1 diabetes mellitus in northwest saudi arabia 
Document Language : English 
Abstract : At diagnosis 172 (55.3%) children presented with diabetic ketoacidosis at the onset of their illness, 101 (58.7%) were females and 71 (41.3%) males. We found females to have more ketoacidosis at the onset of their illness with 1.4:1 female to male ratio. The mean age at presentation with ketoacidosis was 6.7 years (95% CI=5.6-7.8) ranging from 4 months to 14 years. Most of the ketoacidosis was mild to moderate (84.9%), while only 26 (15.1%) children had the severe type. Sixty-one (35.5%) children were in the younger age group, 54 (31.4%) were in the middle age group, and 57 (33.1%) were in older age group, there was no significant difference (p=0.5) between the 3 age groups in the frequency of ketoacidosis. The duration of symptoms before presentation with ketoacidosis was 15.8 days (95% CI=13.5-18.1). Altered consciousness was present in 21 (12.2%) children; all of them were from the severe type of ketoacidosis. There was a strong correlation between the severity of the central nervous system depression and the degree of acidosis (r=0.826, p<0.0001), but no correlation with age, gender, duration of symptoms, and blood glucose level. 
ISSN : 1685-3175 
Journal Name : Saudi Medical Journal 
Volume : 26 
Issue Number : 1 
Publishing Year : 1425 AH
2005 AD 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Monday, March 11, 2013 

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حامد سعيد حبيبHabib, Hamid SaeedInvestigatorDoctoratehamedhabib@hotmail.com

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