Hospital admissions for hyperglycemic emergencies in young adults at an inner-city hospital

There is limited information characterizing young adults (18–35 years) (YA) with diabetes, especially those admitted for hyperglycemic emergencies. The study aims were to examine associations of patient-level characteristics with hyperglycemic emergency hospitalization and to identify variations bas...

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Published in:Diabetes research and clinical practice 2019-11, Vol.157, p.107869-107869, Article 107869
Main Authors: Wolf, Rachel A, Haw, J. Sonya, Paul, Sudeshna, Spezia Faulkner, Melissa, Cha, EunSeok, Findley, MK, Khan, Farah, Markley Webster, Sara, Alexopoulos, Anastasia-Stefania, Mehta, Komal, Alfa, David A, Ali, Mohammed K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Diabetes Complications - complications
Diagnostic Tests, Routine - methods
Emergencies
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Glycemic control
Hospitalization
Hospitals, Urban
Humans
Hyperglycemic emergency
Inpatient hospitalization
Male
Retrospective Studies
Vulnerable populations
Young Adult
Young adults
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Summary:There is limited information characterizing young adults (18–35 years) (YA) with diabetes, especially those admitted for hyperglycemic emergencies. The study aims were to examine associations of patient-level characteristics with hyperglycemic emergency hospitalization and to identify variations based on diabetes type and glycemic control. We conducted retrospective analysis of 273 YA admitted to an inner-city hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) or hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic syndrome (HHS). T-tests, Chi-Square tests, and ANOVA identified differences in demographics, diabetes history, clinical indicators, complications/comorbidities, and hospital admission stratified separately by diabetes type (1 vs 2) and admission HbA1c 
ISSN:0168-8227
1872-8227
DOI:10.1016/j.diabres.2019.107869