Table 1

- Demographic and diabetes-related characteristics by diabetes ketoacidosis (DKA) severity.

ParameterOverall, N=156DKA severityP-value
Mild n=47Moderate n=61Severe n=48
Age category     
Infant3 (1.9%)1 (2.1%)0 (0.0%)2 (4.2%)<0.001
Toddler15 (9.6%)1 (2.1%)6 (9.8%)8 (16.7%) 
Early childhood33 (21.2%)6 (12.8%)18 (29.5%)9 (18.8%) 
Middle childhood84 (53.8%)37 (78.7%)26 (42.6%)21 (43.8%) 
Early adolescence21 (13.5%)2 (4.3%)11 (18.0%)8 (16.7%) 
Gender     
Male84 (54.5%)25 (53.2%)35 (58.3%)24 (51.1%)0.778
Female70 (45.5%)22 (46.8%)25 (41.7%)23 (48.9%) 
Nationality     
Saudi80 (51.9%)29 (61.7%)32 (53.3%)19 (40.4%)0.108
Non-Saudi74 (48.1%)18 (38.3%)28 (46.7%)28 (59.6%) 
Economic status     
Good83 (53.2%)30 (63.8%)33 (54.1%)20 (41.7%)0.096
Low73 (46.8%)17 (36.2%)28 (45.9%)28 (58.3%)