Table 1.
Paediatric T1DM presentations to Royal Children's Hospital and Monash Children's Hospital February–May 2017–2020
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number diagnosed (February–May), n | 58 | 57 | 89 | 58 | |
| Male, n (%)† | 39 (67.2) | 29 (50.9) | 50 (56.2) | 32 (55.2) | 0.3 |
| ICU admission, n (%)† | 8 (13.8) | 8 (14.6) | 9 (10.1) | 15 (25.9) | 0.07 |
| DKA, n (%)† | 20 (34.5) | 25 (43.9) | 41 (46.1) | 30 (51.7) | 0.3 |
| Mild† | 6 (30) | 10 (40) | 19 (46.3) | 6 (20) | 0.1 |
| Moderate† | 4 (20) | 6 (24) | 9 (21.9) | 11 (36.7) | 0.5 |
| Severe† | 10 (50) | 9 (36) | 13 (31.7) | 13 (43.3) | 0.5 |
†
Between year proportions were analysed using a χ2 test.
ICU, intensive care unit; DKA, diabetic ketoacidosis.