Clinical features, biomarkers and diabetic ketoacidosis at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes among children and adolescents in Sana’a, Yemen

Autor: Abdallah Ahmed Gunaid, Ahmed Nasser Al-Radaei, Graham D Ogle, Farouk Abdulrahman Al-Qadasi, Jayanthi Maniam, Hadeel Radwan El-Shoubaki
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: BMJ Paediatrics Open, Vol 8, Iss 1 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2399-9772
DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2024-002680
Popis: Introduction There is little published information on type 1 diabetes (T1D) in children in Yemen. We aimed to identify the clinical characteristics, biomarkers and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) at diagnosis of T1D among children and adolescents in a diabetes centre in Sana’a, Yemen.Methods A total of 485 children and adolescents aged ≤18 years diagnosed with T1D during the period 2010–2020 were included in the study. The variables investigated were demographic and clinical characteristics, biomarkers, subtypes of T1D, and the risk factors for severe DKA at diagnosis.Results At diagnosis, children aged
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