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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the 265 patients with single or recurrent DKA

From: Recurrent DKA results in high societal costs – a retrospective study identifying social predictors of recurrence for potential future intervention

Gender

Male (N, %)

Female (N, %)

 

158 (60%)

107 (40%)

Race

White (non-Hispanic) (N, %)

African American (N, %)

Other (N, %)

 

95 (36%)

119 (45%)

51 (19%)

 

Age

Mean, Range, SD

 

45, 18–99, 15

Insurance

Medicaid (N, %)

Medicare (N, %)

Commercial/other/self pay (N, %)

Unknown (N, %)

143 (54%)

60 (23%)

36 (14%)

26 (10%)

Diabetes type

Type 1 (N, %)

Type 2 (N, %)

 

116 (44%)

149 (56%)

Ever homeless

Yes (N, %)

No (N, %)

71 (27%)

194 (73%)

Alcohol abuse

Yes (N, %)

No (N, %)

34 (13%)

231 (87%)

Drug abuse

Yes (N, %)

No (N, %)

41 (15%)

224 (85%)

History of psychosis

Yes (N, %)

No (N, %)

33 (12%)

232 (88%)

Insulin pump use

Yes (N, %)

No (N, %)

12 (5%)

253 (95%)