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Table 4 Acute versus non-acute referrals to multi-disciplinary type 1 diabetes service

From: Type 1 diabetes management and hospitalisation in the over 25’s at an Australian outer urban diabetes clinic

 

Acute referral (ED/inpatient/other hospital) N = 30

Non-acute referral (GP/transition/other endocrinologist) N = 36

P-value

Age at diagnosis (years)

30 ± 11

20 ± 12

0.002

Duration of T1D (mean) years

13.7 ± 14.8

21.5 ± 12.0

0.022

HbA1c (%)

8.5 ± 2.1

7.8 ± 1.9

0.151

Age

43 ± 11.6

42 ± 14.6

0.613

Complications (any)

10/30 (33%)

16/36 (44%)

0.358

  1. Individuals referred during pregnancy (n = 14), unclear referral source (n = 8) or new diagnosis (n = 23) were excluded from this analysis. ED emergency department, GP general practitioner, T1D type 1 diabetes, HbA1c glycated haemoglobin
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BMC Endocrine Disorders

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