Table 3.

Young Adults Admitted with DKA/HHS: Demographics and Healthcare Utilization by Admission HbA1c

Characteristic	HbA1c<9.0% [<75mmol/mol] (n=20)	9.0% ≤ HbA1c <12.0% (n=75)	HbA1c ≥12.0% [≥108mmol/mol] (n=116)
Age at primary admission, years (mean, sd)	27.50 (4.60)	26.82 (4.35)	25.44 (4.54)
Sex (%)
Male	45.0	54.7	54.3
Female	55.0	45.4	45.7
Ethnicity (%)
Non-Hispanic	100.0	92.0	96.6
Hispanic	0.0	8.0	3.4
Race (%)
Black	65.0	75.3	92.2*
Non-Black	35.0	24.7	7.8
Median Household Income, $10k	46.09 (20.38)	44.17 (16.91)	40.16 (12.60)
Insurance (%)
Any insurance	60.0	37.4	21.6+
Private Insurance	20.0	9.3	11.2
Public Insurance	40.0	28.0	10.3±
No Insurance	40.0	62.6	78.4
Healthcare Utilization (%)§
Emergency Visits	40.0	45.4	40.5
Hospitalization	45.0	44.0	31.0
Diabetes Center Attendance	0.0	4.0	0.9

Abbreviations: ICU=intensive care unit; HbA1c=hemoglobin A1c; BMI=body mass index

^*significant difference between HbA1c≥12% and 9.0% ≤ HbA1c<12.0%, HbA1c≥12% and HbAc1 <9% at alpha p<0.001

⁺significant difference between HbA1c≥12.0% and HbA1c <9.0% at alpha p<0.001

^±significant difference between HbA1c≥12% and 9.0% ≤ HbA1c <12.0%, HbA1c≥12% and HbAc1 <9% at alpha p<0.05

^§Emergency visits and hospitalizations in year after index admission, Diabetes Center attendance in year prior to admission