Allen Nsangi, Daniel Semakula, Andrew D Oxman, Nelson K Sewankambo
Teaching children in low-income countries to assess claims about treatment effects: prioritization of key concepts
Journal of evidence-based medicine
various factors increase risk diabetic ketoacidosis onset type 1 diabetes mellitus studies setting study done find prevalence risk factors associated development diabetic ketoacidosis onset type 1 diabetes mellitus children young adults type 1 diabetes mellitus treated patan hospital approached obtaining informed consent patient information various risk factors diabetic ketoacidosis collected predeveloped proforma data entered microsoft excel analysis done using statistical package social sciences16 ethical approval taken institutional review committee patan academy health sciences 99 patients type 1 diabetes enrolled study 525 presented diabetic ketoacidosis onset duration symptoms significantly less patient presenting diabetic ketoacidosis without diabetic ketoacidosis 645757 vs 9131012 p004 significant difference mean age mean glycosylated hemoglobin mean body mass index gender parents literacy medical consultations prior diagnosis half patients type 1 diabetes presented diabetic ketoacidosis shorter duration symptoms prior presentation significant factor leading presentation diabetic ketoacidosis