Table 1:
Distribution of DK at the time of T1DM diagnosis during the study period (2000–2017) according to age and gender.
| First period (2000–2005) n =45 |
Second period (2006–2011) n =48 |
Third period (2012–2017) n =80 |
Whole period (2000–2017) n =173 |
P value (trend) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | 95% CI | n (%) | 95% CI | n (%) | 95% CI | n (%) | 95% CI | ||
| Total (n=173) | 45 (26.0%) | - | 48 (27.7%) | - | 80 (46.3%) | - | 173 (100%) | - | 0.01* |
| Gender | |||||||||
| Boys | 21 (46.7%) | 42.9–50.4 | 23 (47.9%) | 44.2–51.7 | 36 (45.0%) | 41.3–48.8 | 80 (46.2%) | 42.5–50.0 | 0.94 |
| Girls | 24 (53.3%) | 49.6–57.0 | 25 (52.5%) | 49.3–56.9 | 44 (55.0%) | 51.5–58.9 | 93 (53.8%) | 50.1–57.5 | 0.94 |
| Age | |||||||||
| Group 1 (0–4 years) | 13 (28.9%) | 25.1–32.5 | 13 (27.1%) | 23.4–30.8 | 24 (30.0%) | 26.4–33.9 | 50 (28.9%) | 25.3–32.6 | 0.24 |
| Group 2 (5 – 9 year) | 26 (57.8%) | 54.1–61.6 | 28 (58.3%) | 54.6–62.2 | 43 (53.75%) | 50.2–57.8 | 97 (56.1%) | 52.4–59.7 | 0.26 |
| Group 3 (10–15 years) | 6 (13.3%) | 9.7–17.2 | 7 (14.6%) | 10.9–18.5 | 13 (16.25%) | 12.7–20.0 | 26 (15.0%) | 11.3–18.8 | 0.12 |
Chi-square was used to calculate p value (Fisher exact test was used when sample size less than 5).
*
: Significant (P<0.05).
a: significant compared to Group 2 (P<0.05).
b: significant compared to Group 2 (P<0.01).