Table 1 Patient demographic and biochemical characteristics at diagnosis of DKA

Age/years

9.7 (4.8)

12.2 (5.4)

0.03

6.6 (5.1)

14.0 (3.0)

<0.01

0-4 years

2.2 (1.1)

1.3 (0.5)

0.10

1.7 (0.9)

**

*

5-9 years

7.5 (1.4)

7.3 (2.0)

1.00

6.6 (1.6)

8.4 (1.1)

0.02

10-14 years

11.7 (1.3)

12.7 (0.9)

0.02

12.0 (1.2)

12.2 (1.3)

0.62

≥15 years

16.3 (0.8)

16.5 (0.6)

0.80

17.0 (0.01)

16.4 (0.7)

0.29

Mean A1C

8.8 (1.2)

9.6 (1.7)

0.08

**

9.3 (1.6)

*

pH

7.2 (0.08)

7.2 (0.13)

0.47

7.1 (0.12)

7.2 (0.10)

0.11

HCO3

10.5 (5.4)

10.2 (5.4)

0.83

8.2 (5.1)

11.7 (5.1)

0.03

Base excess

−14.9 (7.2)

−16.3 (6.1)

0.33

−18.7 (7.1)

−14.0 (5.5)

0.01

K mmol/l

5.3 (1.2)

4.8 (0.76)

0.04

5.1 (1.4)

5.0 (0.75)

0.82

Na mmol/l

135.0 (5.7)

134.8 (3.79)

0.86

135.3 (6.7)

134.7 (2.9)

0.62