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. 2021 Oct 4;44(12):2691–2698. doi: 10.2337/dc21-0728

Table 3.

Underlying cause of death for 283 decedents for 2002–2015 incident diabetes cases through 31 December 2017 by diabetes type: the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study

Diabetes type
ICD-10 codes Type 1, N (%) Type 2, N (%) Secondary, N (%) Other/unknown,* N (%)
Deaths from all causes, N 133 55 87 8
Underlying cause of death
 Certain infectious and parasitic disease A00–B99 1 (0.8) 2 (3.6) 5 (5.7) 0
 Cancer/neoplasms C00–D48 1 (0.8) 6 (10.9) 10 (11.5) 2 (25.0)
 Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs D50–D89 1 (0.8) 2 (3.6) 2 (2.3) 0
 Diabetes E00–E14 56 (42.1) 5 (9.1) 4 (4.6) 1 (12.5)
  Type 1 diabetes with ketoacidosis E10.1 12 (9.0) 0 0 0
  Type 1 diabetes with renal complications E10.2 0 0 0 1 (12.5)
  Type 1 diabetes with without complications E10.9 6 (4.5) 0 0 0
  Unspecified diabetes, with coma E14.0 1 (0.8) 1(1.8) 0 0
  Unspecified diabetes, with ketoacidosis E14.1 25 (18.8) 2 (3.6) 0 0
  Unspecified diabetes with renal complications E14.2 0 1 (1.8) 1 (1.1) 0
  Unspecified diabetes with multiple complications E14.7 1 (0.8) 0 0 0
  Unspecified diabetes, without complications E14.9 11 (8.3) 1 (1.8) 3 (3.4) 0
 Metabolic disorders E70–E90 0 1 (1.8) 36 (41.4) 1 (12.5)
  Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis E75.4 0 1 (1.8) 0 0
  Disorders of iron metabolism E83.1 0 0 1 (1.1) 0
  CF E84.x 0 0 35 (40.2) 1 (12.5)
 Mental and behavioral disorders F01–F99 0 1 (1.8) 1 (1.1) 1 (12.5)
 Diseases of the nervous system G00–G98 8 (6.0) 4 (7.3) 4 (4.6) 0
 Diseases of the circulatory system I00–I99 6 (4.5) 5 (9.1) 6 (6.9) 0
 Diseases of the respiratory system J00–J98 2 (1.5) 2 (3.6) 2 (2.3) 0
 Diseases of the digestive system K00–K92 0 1 (1.8) 2 (2.3) 1 (12.5)
 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue M00–M99 1 (0.8) 0 4 (4.6) 0
 Diseases of the genitourinary system N00–N98 1 (0.8) 1 (1.8) 1 (1.1) 0
 Pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium O00–O99 0 0 2 (2.3) 0
 Certain conditions originating in perinatal period P00–P96 1 (0.8) 0 0 0
 Congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities Q00–Q99 1 (0.8) 4 (7.3) 2 (2.3) 1 (12.5)
 Symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified R00–R99 2 (1.5) 0 0 0
 External causes of morbidity and mortality V00–Y89 49 (36.8) 19 (34.5) 6 (6.9) 0
  Transport/motor vehicle accident V00–V99 16 (12.0) 4 (7.3) 3 (3.4) 0
  Other external causes of accidental injury W00–X59 17 (12.8) 6 (10.9) 2 (2.3) 0
  Intentional self-harm X60–X74 13 (9.8) 2 (3.6) 1 (1.1) 0
  Assault X85–Y09 1 (0.8) 5 (9.1) 0 0
  Event of undetermined intent Y10–Y34 2 (1.5) 0 0 0
  Complications of medical/surgical care Y40–Y84 0 1 (1.8) 0 0
  Sequelae of external causes of morbidity and mortality Y85–Y89 0 1 (1.8) 0 0
 Unknown cause of death reported to study Unknown 3 (2.3) 2 (3.6) 0 1 (12.5)
Contributing cause of death
Diabetes E00–E14 14 (10.5) 7 (12.7) 10 (11.5) 2 (25.0)
*

All eight of these decedents had their type classified as unknown. None were classified as having monogenic or hybrid diabetes type.

Reported as deceased by the family or medical care providers but were not matched in the NDI search due to nonlinkage with the NDI.