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