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Table 3 Factors associated with diabetic ketoacidosis among patient visited to Hawassa university comprehensive specialized hospital emergency room from January 2016 to January 2018 GC

From: Diabetic ketoacidosis among adult patients with diabetes mellitus admitted to emergency unit of Hawassa university comprehensive specialized hospital

Variable

Category

DKA

COR (95%)

AOR (95% CI)

Yes

No

Age

15–24

17

11

0.19 (0.068, − 0.536)

0.21 (0.072, 0.60)*

25–34

31

21

0.199 (0.081, − 0.488)

0.22 (0.087, 0.54)*

35–44

15

34

0.667 (0.263, − 1.691)

0.69 (0.27, 1.77)

45–54

5

17

1.000 (0.295, 3.391)

1.03 (0.302, 3.523)

 ≥ 55

10

34

Ref.

Ref.

Residence

Urban

34

66

1.675 (0.94, 2.984)

1.29 (0.688, 2.42)

Rural

44

51

Ref.

 

HTN

Yes

7

35

0.231 (0.097, 0.552)

2.78 (1.095, 7.074)*

No

91

62

Ref.

 
  1. COR crudes odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. * Significant Association with P value < 0.05