What are risk factors for ketoacidosis in children with type 1 diabetes?
China: A recent study has revealed a close relation of high levels of HbA1c, random blood glucose, blood ketone body, and triglyceride on admission with the development of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in children/adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).
Researchers, in their study published in the Chinese Journal Of Contemporary Pediatrics, suggest the development of targeted intervention measures to reduce their risk of DKA.
The study was conducted by WANG Xiao-Jia, School of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China, and colleagues to investigate the risk factors for diabetic ketoacidosis in children/adolescents with type 1 diabetes and to establish a model for predicting the risk of DKA.
For this purpose, the research team performed a retrospective analysis on 217 children/adolescents with T1DM, admitted to the General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University from 2018 to 2021. Among the 217 children/adolescents, 169 cases with DKA were included in the DKA group and 48 cases without DKA were included in the non-DKA group.
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