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Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of all patients with New-onset T1D admitted with Index DKA episode

From: Prevalence and prognosis of fulminant type 1 diabetes mellitus in The Middle East: a comparative analysis in a 5-year nationwide cohort

Baseline characteristics

Results (N = 242)

Age, Years

15 (7–25)

Gender

 

Male

Female

139 (57.4%)

103 (42.6%)

Comorbidities

 

Dyslipidaemia

Coronary artery disease

Hypertension

3 (1.24%)

2 (0.8%)

4 (1.6%)

Diabetes type

 

Classic

Fulminant

236 (97.5%)

6 (2.5%)

BMI

20 (15.6–24.4)

Glucose at admission mmol/L

26.4 (20-31.7)

HbA1c at admission (< 6.5%)

11.7 (10.6–13.3)

Family History of T1D

29 (25.2%)

Need for admission to ICU

104 (43.1%)

ICU length of stay, Days

2 (1–2)

DKA duration, Hours

15 (11–23)

Hospital length of stay, Days

2.4 (1-3.9)

In-hospital mortality

2 (0.8%)

  1. Data presented as Mean ± SD, Median (IQR), and Numbers (%) as appropriate. (T1D: Type 1 diabetes mellitus, IQR: Interquartile range, SD: Standard deviation, BMI: Body mass index, HBA1c: Glycated hemoglobin, DKA: Diabetic ketoacidosis, ICU: Intensive care unit)