| Table 1: Comparison of the distribution of hyperglycaemic emergencies by
demographic parameters. |
|
Parameter |
DKA
n= 29 |
HHNK
n=53 |
NNHS
n=13 |
Mixed
n=10 |
X2 |
df |
P |
Age Group
(Years)
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70-79
80-89 |
9
4
3
7
5
1
0 |
0
4
8
13
17
8
3 |
0
2
1
5
3
1
1 |
0
2
0
3
2
2
1 |
35.21 |
18 |
0.01 |
Sex
Male
Female |
13
16 |
25
28 |
8
5 |
7
3 |
2.76 |
3 |
0.43 |
Marital Status
Single
Married
Divorced
Widow/Widower |
8
16
0
5 |
2
42
0
9 |
1
10
1
1 |
1
7
0
2 |
18.89 |
9 |
0.03 |
Level Of Education
No Education
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary |
1
5
12
11 |
4
16
19
14 |
1
3
2
5 |
1
3
3
3 |
4.81 |
9 |
0.85 |
Smoking
Yes
No |
2
27 |
5
48 |
0
13 |
0
10 |
2.29 |
3 |
0.51 |
Alcohol Use
Yes
No |
28
1 |
53
0 |
0
13 |
0
10 |
2.30 |
3 |
0.52 |
| DKA = Diabetic ketoacidosis, HHNK= Hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic non ketotic state, NNHS = Normoosmolar non ketotichyperglycaemic state, Mixed DKA/HHNK= Mixed diabetic ketoacidosis hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar non ketotic state, DM = Diabetes mellitus, X2 = chi-square, df = degree of freedom, p = p-value |
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