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Hospital admission for diabetic ketoacidosis or severe hypoglycemia in 31,330 young patients with type 1 diabetes

Karges, Beate, Rosenbauer, Joachim, Holterhus, Paul-Martin, Beyer, Peter, Seithe, Horst, Vogel, Christian, Böckmann, Andreas, Peters, Dirk +4 more·2015·European Journal of Endocrinology

Abstract

Objective: To investigate rates and risk factors of hospital admission for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) or severe hypoglycemia in young patients with established type 1 diabetes. Design: In total, 31 330 patients with type 1 diabetes (median age 12.7 years) from the Diabetes Patienten Verlaufsdokumentation (DPV) Prospective Diabetes Registry treated between 2011 and 2013 in Germany were included. Methods: Admission rates for DKA (pH <7.3 or bicarbonate <15 mmol/l) and severe hypoglycemia (requiring assistance from another person) were calculated by negative binomial regression analysis. Associations of DKA or hypoglycemia with patient and treatment characteristics were assessed by multivariable regression analysis. Results: The mean admission rate for DKA was 4.81/100 patient-years (95% CI, 4.51–5.14). The highest DKA rates were observed in patients with HbA1c ≥9.0% (15.83 (14.44–17.36)), age 15–20 years (6.21 (5.61–6.88)) and diabetes duration of 2–4.9 years (5.60 (5.00–6.27)). DKA rate was higher in girls than in boys (5.35 (4.88–5.86) vs 4.34 (3.95–4.77), P=0.002), and more frequent in migrants than in non-migrants (5.65 (4.92–6.49) vs 4.57 (4.23–4.93), P=0.008). The mean admission rate for severe hypoglycemia was 1.45/100 patient-years (1.30–1.61). Rates were higher in migrants compared to non-migrants (2.13 (1.72–2.65) vs 1.28 (1.12–1.47), P<0.001), and highest in individuals with severe hypoglycemia within the preceding year (17.69 (15.63–20.03) vs patients without preceding hypoglycemia 0.42 (0.35–0.52), P<0.001). Differences remained significant after multivariable adjustment. Conclusions: The identification of at-risk individuals for DKA (patients with high HbA1c, longer diabetes duration, adolescents, girls) and for severe hypoglycemia (patients with preceding severe hypoglycemia, migrants) may facilitate targeted diabetes counselling in order to prevent these complications.

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  • Hypoglycaemic events leading to loss of consciousness or seizure occur at 2-8 per 100 person-years.

    “hypoglycaemic events leading to loss of consciousness or seizure occur at a rate of 2–8 per 100 person-years.103–105”

    From Type 1 diabetes (2018) · cites this paper as [105]

  • In children with established type 1 diabetes, hospital care for diabetic ketoacidosis happens at 1-10 per 100 patient-years.

    “Treatment in hospital for diabetic ketoacidosis occurs at a rate of 1–10 per 100 patient-years in paediatric populations with established type 1 diabetes,”

    From Type 1 diabetes (2018) · cites this paper as [105]

  • The rate of severe hypoglycaemia needing help from another person is 16-20 per 100 person-years.

    “Severe hypoglycaemic events requiring treatment assistance from another person occur at rates of 16–20 per 100 person-years;”

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Karges, B., Rosenbauer, J., Holterhus, P.-M., Beyer, P., Seithe, H., Vogel, C., Böckmann, A., Peters, D., Müther, S., Neu, A., Holl, R. W., & _, _.
Affiliations
  • Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (DE)
  • Universität Ulm (DE)
Corresponding author
Karges, Beate
Venue
European Journal of Endocrinology
Published
2015-09
Volume
173
Issue
3
Pages
341-350
ISSN
  • 0804-4643 (ISSN-L)
  • 1479-683X
OpenAlex
W1831848670
Cited by
129
References
20
Citations by year
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FWCI
9.57
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • European Journal of Endocrinology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Site cant be reached (submittedVersion)
  • RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Education
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Diabetes and associated disorders
Keywords
diabetic ketoacidosis, severe hypoglycemia, type 1 diabetes, young patients, hospitalization rates, risk factors, HbA1c, diabetes duration, sex differences, migrants, glycemic control, diabetes complications, Germany, children and adolescents, oral antidiabetic drugs
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Female, Germany, Hospitalization, Humans, Hypoglycemia, Infant, Male, Regression Analysis, Risk Factors, Severity of Illness Index, Sex Factors, Transients and Migrants, Multivariate Analysis, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Young Adult

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