Valeria Hirschler, Claudio D Gonzalez, Gabriela Krochik, Adriana M Rousos, Maria E Andres, Francisca Riera, Paola Pinto Ibarcena, Claudia Molinari, Luis F Palacios Porta, Mariana Prieto, Carolina Martinez Mateu, Consuelo Barcala, Maria A Arrigo, Jacqueline Tachetti, Marcela Raggio, Veronica Vacarezza, Maria L Major, Angela Figueroa Sobrero, Ernesto Bogado, Stella Lopez, Paula Paz Povedano, Edit Scaiola, Fabiana Leiva, Gabriela Pacheco, Patricia Pasayo, Mariana Dupuy, Maria B Torossi, Amanda J Benitez, Andrea Escalante Marassi, Zulema Caballero, Ana L Garcia, Sandra Mazzetti, Maria I Ruiz Pugliese, Diana S Gonzalez, Florencia Grabois, Carlos M Del Aguila Villar, Adriana B Flores
OBJECTIVE: To describe the patterns of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) occurrence in children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) across several Latin American pediatric diabetes centers from 2018 to 2022. METHODS: A retrospective chart review included children under 18 with new-onset T1DM from 30 Latin American pediatric diabetes centers (Argentina, Chile, and Peru) between 30 December 2018 and 30 December 2022. Multiple logistic regression models examined the relationships between age, gender, medical insurance, BMI, and DKA at new-onset T1DM...
April 10, 2024: Journal of Pediatric Health Care