Table 5: Factors that determine long hospital stay among T1DM children admitted with DKA, Bahir Dar, 2021 (n = 162).
Variables |
cOR(95%CI) |
aOR(95%CI) |
p |
Age group |
|
|
|
<= 5® |
|
|
|
> 5-10 |
1.66(0.68-4.02) |
2.93(0.63-13.66) |
0.171 |
> 10-14 |
2.31(1.01-5.29) |
5.51(0.92-33.02) |
0.062 |
Residence |
|
|
|
Rural |
3.17(1.61-6.24) |
4.31(1.25 -14.80) |
0.020* |
Urban® |
|
|
|
Diagnosis |
|
|
|
known diabetes |
0.46(0.21-0.99) |
0.51 (0.13- 2.02) |
0.334 |
Newly diagnosis® |
|
|
|
Family history of diabetes |
|
|
|
Yes |
0.48(0.20-1.14) |
0.12(0.02-0.64) |
0.013* |
NO® |
|
|
|
Glycaemia at admission |
1.01(1.00-1.02) |
1.01(1.00 -1.02) |
0.008* |
Severity of DKA |
|
|
|
Mild® |
|
|
|
Moderate |
1.70(0.84-3.44) |
0.72(0.21-2.44) |
0.599 |
Sever |
1.46(0.61-3.53) |
0.41(0.08-2.06) |
0.281 |
DKA Precipitating factors |
|
|
|
Infection® |
|
|
|
Insulin skipping/omission |
0.18(0.05-0.68) |
0.08(0.01-0.98) |
0.048* |
Insulin defaulter |
0.38(0.16-0.95) |
1.19(0.14-10.06) |
0.871 |
Not documented |
0.68(0.33-1.37) |
1.46(0.35-6.05) |
0.603 |
DKA presentation during admission |
|
|
|
Abdominal pain |
|
|
|
Yes |
1.58(0.79-3.16) |
4.28(1.11 -15.52) |
0.035* |
NO® |
|
|
|
Time in w/h the patient get out of DKA |
|
|
|
< 24 hr® |
|
|
|
24-48 hr |
2.86(1.18-6.94) |
0.86(0.28-3.79) |
0.847 |
48-72 hr |
2.68(1.02-7.02) |
1.04(0.22 -4.84) |
0.964 |
> 72 hr |
5.47(1.88-15.88) |
6.39 (1.09-37.50) |
0.040* |
Where; ® =Reference group;* = significantly associated variables at a point less than 0.05