Table 1.

Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Diabetic Ketoacidosis

		Total (%)(n = 19)	2017 (%)(n = 4)	2018 (%)(n = 5)	2019 (%)(n = 3)	2020 (%)(n = 7)	p value
Age (years) Mean ± SD		11.68 ± 3.65	11.50 ± 5.07	9.60 ± 4.62	13.33 ± 2.08	12.57 ± 2.37	0.649
Sex	Male (n)	6	2 (50.0)	1 (20.0)	2 (66.7)	1 (14.3)	0.306
	Female (n)	13	2 (50.0)	4 (80.0)	1 (33.3)	6 (85.7)
Height (cm)		147.32 ± 20.05	145.75 ± 32.63	135.68 ± 21.01	158.03 ± 5.17	151.93 ± 13.16	0.437
Weight (kg)		45.35 ± 18.73	50.05 ± 28.50	34.86 ± 14.07	53.13 ± 17.94	46.83 ± 16.38	0.598
Polydipsia (n)		13 (68.4)	2 (50.0)	2 (40.0)	2 (66.7)	7 (100.0)	0.125
Polyuria (n)		13 (68.4)	3 (75.0)	1 (20.0)	2 (66.7)	7 (100.0)	0.033
Weight loss (n)		10 (52.6)	2 (50.0)	1 (20.0)	1 (33.3)	6 (85.7)	0.129
Dyspnea (n)		8 (42.1)	2 (50.0)	2 (40.0)	2 (66.7)	2 (28.6)	0.710
Nausea (n)		10 (52.6)	2 (50.0)	2 (40.0)	1 (33.3)	5 (71.4)	0.621
Vomiting (n)		8 (42.1)	1 (25.0)	2 (40.0)	1 (33.3)	4 (57.1)	0.745
Mental status	Alert (n)	12 (63.2)	1 (25.0)	3 (60.0)	2 (66.7)	6 (85.7)	0.254
	Drowsy (n)	6 (31.6)	3 (75.0)	2 (40.0)	1 (33.3)	0	0.076
	Stupor (n)	1 (5.3)	0	0	0	1 (14.3)	0.613
	Coma (n)	0	0	0	0	0
New-onset DM		15 (78.9)	3 (75.0)	3 (60.0)	2 (66.7)	7 (100.0)	0.354
Preexisting DM		4 (21.1)	1 (25.0)	2 (40.0)	1 (33.3)	0	0.222
Type of DM	Type 1 (n)	17 (89.5)	3 (75.0)	4 (80.0)	3 (100.0)	7 (100.0)
	Type 2 (n)	2 (10.5)	1 (25.0)	1 (20.0)	0	0

Abbreviations: DM, diabetes mellitus; SD, standard deviation.