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8.5. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on long-term trends in the prevalence of diabetic ketoacidosis at diagnosis of paediatric type 1 diabetes: an international multicentre study based on data from 13 national diabetes registries

NH Birkebaek , C Kamrath , JM Grimsmann , K Aakesson , V Cherubini , K Dovc , C de Beaufort , GT Alonso , JW Gregory , M White , T Skrivarhaug , Z Sumnik , C Jefferies , T Hortenhuber , A Haynes , M De Bock , J Svensson , JT Warner , O Gani , R Gesuita , R Schiaffini , R Hanas , A Rewers , AJ Eckert , RW Holl , O Cinek

Brief summary: This international multicentre study collected data from 104 290 children and adolescents (6 months-18 years-old), to compare prevalence of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes (T1D) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prevalence of DKA at T1D diagnosis increased from 27.3% pre-pandemic to 39.4% during the pandemic, and the increased trends were associated with the pandemic containment measures.DKA is a life-thr...

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8.5. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on long-term trends in the prevalence of diabetic ketoacidosis at diagnosis of paediatric type 1 diabetes: an international multicentre study based on data from 13 national diabetes registries

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