Diabetic Ketoacidosis at Diabetes Onset: Still an All Too Common Threat in Youth
Klingensmith GJ, Tamborlane WV, Wood J, Haller MJ, Silverstein J, Cengiz E, Shanmugham S, Kollman C, Wong-Jacobson S, Beck RW, Consortium P. Diabetic Ketoacidosis at Diabetes Onset: Still an All Too Common Threat in Youth. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2012, 162: 330-334.e1. PMID: 22901739, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.06.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere diabetic ketoacidosisDiabetic ketoacidosisHemoglobin A1cIncidence of DKAInitial hemoglobin A1cNew-onset T1DPediatric Diabetes ConsortiumDiabetes-associated autoantibodiesLife-threatening complicationsOnset of T1DAfrican American raceType 1 diabetesNon-Hispanic CaucasiansClinical characteristicsEligible subjectsDiabetes onsetMean ageFamily historyPrivate health insuranceInclusion criteriaT1DMultivariate analysisYounger ageDemographic informationHealth insurance