Relative poverty is associated with increased risk of diabetic ketoacidosis at onset of type 1 diabetes in children. A Swedish national population‐based study in 2014–2019
Main finding · DKA at diagnosisResult — go to the resultEstimate 1.41 CI 1.12–1.77Authors' conclusion
Relative poverty significantly increases the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis at onset of type 1 diabetes in children, even in a high-income country with publicly reimbursed health care.
Study context
- Population
- Children diagnosed with new-onset T1D in 2014–2019, Swedish National Diabetes Register (NDR) linked with Statistics Sweden
- Exposure
- Household relative poverty vs no relative poverty
- Outcome
- DKA at diagnosis (venous pH <7.30 or serum bicarbonate <18 mmol/L)
- Follow-up
- Onset of T1D
Methodological detailsnational population-based, register linkage
- National population-based
- Register linkage
Main finding
DKA at diagnosis
Estimate
1.41
CI 1.12–1.77
P = 0.004
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | RR (CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe DKA (pH <7.10) | 2.10 (1.35–3.25) | P = 0.001 | |
| 0.20.5125Relative risk (log scale) |
Original publication
Relative poverty is associated with increased risk of diabetic ketoacidosis at onset of type 1 diabetes in children. A Swedish national population‐based study in 2014–2019. Diabet Med. Published 11 January 2024. doi:10.
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