Table 1—
Characteristics of study population at diabetes diagnosis (n = 4,889) by DKA status, MarketScan 2010–2016
Variables | With DKA (n = 2,099) |
Without DKA (n = 2,790) |
Excess |
---|---|---|---|
Mean age at diabetes diagnosis, years | 11.3 (11.1, 11.4) | 12.6 (12.4, 12.8) | −1.3*** (−1.6, −1.1) |
Female, % | 45.20 (43.0, 47.3) | 49.50 (47.6, 51.4) | −4.3** (−7.2, −1.5) |
Rural residency, % | 14.60 (13.1, 16.1) | 13.30 (12.0, 14.5) | 1.30 (−0.6, 3.3) |
PPO, % | 69.20 (67.3, 71.2) | 69.60 (68.0, 71.5) | −0.40 (−3.1, 2.1) |
Hypoglycemia, % | 1.60 (01.0, 2.1) | 2.40 (1.8, 2.93) | −0.8 (−1.6, 0.004) |
Chronic pulmonary condition, % | 3.1 (2.4, 3.8) | 4.6 (3.8, 5.4) | −1.5** (−2.6, −0.4) |
Data in parentheses are 95% CIs. Hypoglycemia was identified within 7 days of diabetes diagnosis. Chronic pulmonary was identified in the last 60 days of diabetes diagnosis.
P < 0.01;
P < 0.001.