Table 3.

Underlying and Contributing Cause of Death by Diabetes Type among 8,358 Diabetes Cases in the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study, 2002–2008

Cause of Death	ICD-10 Code	Total No. (%)	Type 1 Diabetes No. (%)	Type 2 Diabetes No. (%)
Total number of deaths		41 (100.0)	26 (63.4)	15 (36.6)
Underlying cause of death
Infection and parasitic disease	A00-B99	1 (2.4)	0	1 (6.7)
Diseases of the blood	D50-D89	1 (2.4)	0	1 (6.7)
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
Diabetes mellitus (DM)	E00-E69	12 (29.3)	11 (42.3)	1 (6.7)
Insulin-dependent DM, with ketoacidosis	E10.1	2	2	0
Insulin-dependent DM, without complications	E10.9	1	1	0
Unspecified DM, with coma	E14.0	1	0	1
Unspecified DM, with ketoacidosis	E14.1	6	6	0
Unspecified DM, without complications	E14.9	2	2	0
Metabolic disorders	E70-E89	1 (2.4)	1 (3.8)	0
Mental and behavioral disorders	F01-F99	1 (2.4)	0	1 (6.7)
Diseases of the nervous system	G00-G98	3 (7.3)	2 (7.7)	1 (6.7)
Diseases of the circulatory system	I00-I99	2 (4.9)	1 (3.8)	1 (6.7)
Diseases of the respiratory system	J00-J98	2 (4.9)	2 (7.7)	0
Diseases of the digestive system	K00-K92	0	0	0
Pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium	O00-O99	0	0	0
Congenital malformations	Q00-Q99	0	0	0
External causes of morbidity and  mortality	V00-Y89
Transport/motor vehicle accidents	V13-V89	5 (12.2)	2 (7.7)	3 (20.0)
Other external causes of accidental injury	W00-X59	3 (7.3)	3 (11.5)	0
Accidental poisoning	X40-X49	2 (4.9)	0	2 (13.3)
Intentional self-harm	X60-X84	5 (12.2)	3 (11.5)	2 (13.3)
Sequelae of motor vehicle accident	Y85	1 (2.4)	0	1 (6.7)
Unknown		2 (4.9)	1 (3.8)	1 (6.7)
Contributing cause of death
Diabetes	E10-E14	2 (4.9)	2 (7.7)	0
Underlying or contributing cause of death*
Diabetes	E10-E14	14 (34.1)	13 (50.0)	1 (6.7)

^*Underlying cause of death when diabetes mellitus is a contributing cause: Other external causes of accidental injury and Transport/motor vehicle accident