Table 1 The characteristics of patients and their association with the incidence of cerebral edema

Age (Year)

8.95 ± 3.95

0.38*

Blood glucose levels at admission (mg/dL)

410.74 ± 127.61

0.01*

N (%)

Gender

0.51**

Male

129 (47.8%)

Female

141 (52.2%)

Cause of DKA

0.92**

Non-adherence to insulin therapy

151 (55.9%)

Viral infection

84 (31.1%)

Underlying disease

30 (10.8%)

Antibodies against insulin

3 (1.1%)

Insulin resistance

2 (0.7%)

First recurrence

0.19**

Yes

228 (84.4%)

No

42 (15.6%)

Admission in ICU

< 0.001**

Yes

102

No

168

*Independent t-test **Fisher’s exact test