Type 1 diabetes

Mortality in type 1 diabetes mellitus: A single centre experience from the ICMR – Youth onset diabetes registry in India

Diabetes Res Clin PractPublished Registry-based cohort study

Authors' conclusion

We found poor glycaemic control and high mortality in people with youth onset T1D being treated at a tertiary care hospital in north India.

Study context

Population
Patients with youth onset T1D registered 2006–2019 at University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi (ICMR Youth onset diabetes registry), North Indiaof 1088 youth onset diabetes
Participants
898 patients
Outcome
Mortality and causes of death
Follow-up
Mean 6.4 years
Methodological detailssingle-centre, tertiary care hospital, verbal autopsy, Death information obtained by telephone, home visit or hospital records; verbal autopsy per ICMR questionnaire; cause of death per WHO ICD-10/11
  • Single-centre
  • Tertiary care hospital
  • Verbal autopsy
  • Death information obtained by telephone, home visit or hospital records; verbal autopsy per ICMR questionnaire; cause of death per WHO ICD-10/11

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Mortality

Deaths

105

11.6 %

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

Characteristics of deaths

Diabetes onset at ≤15 years
43%
HbA1C > 10 %
75.6 %
Death within 2 years of diagnosis
24.2 %
Death within 3 years of diagnosis
53.6 %

Original publication

Mortality in type 1 diabetes mellitus: A single centre experience from the ICMR – Youth onset diabetes registry in India. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 25 September 2024. doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2024.111868

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