Skip to main content
. 2022 May-Jun;38(5):1199–1204. doi: 10.12669/pjms.38.5.5227

Table III.

Modes of severity of DKA vs treatment outcome.

Mild Mean ±SD n (%) Moderate Mean ±SD n (%) Severe Mean ±SD n (%) Total Mean ±SD n (%) P Value (Significant only
Time required for correction of DKA (Hours) 7.7±3 12±8.2 21±10 13.4±9.3 <0.001
Amount of insulin (Units) used for correction 35±18 60±49 88±48 62±46.4 <0.001
Admission in ICU <0.001
No 30 (32%) 41 (43%) 24 (25%) 95 (91%)
Yes 0 (%-) 1 (11%) 8 (89%) 9 (9%)
Duration of hospital stay (Days) <0.001
1 – 3 Days 25 (40%) 28 (45%) 9 (15%) 62 (60%)
4 – 6 Days 4 (11%) 12 (33%) 20 (56%) 36 (35%)
>6 Days 1 (17%) 2 (33%) 3 (50%) 6 (5%)
Outcome of treatment 0.321
Recovered and discharged 30(29%) 42(41%) 31(30%) 103(99%)
Died 0 0 1(100%) 1(1.0%)