[
    {
        "id": "osp-1603",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Omani Children - Single Center Experience",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Al-Yaarubi",
                "given": "Saif"
            },
            {
                "family": "Ullah",
                "given": "Irfan"
            },
            {
                "family": "Sharef",
                "given": "Sharef Waadallah"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al Shidhani",
                "given": "Azza"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al Hanai",
                "given": "Shaima"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al Kalbani",
                "given": "Rabaa"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al Jamoodi",
                "given": "Shamsa"
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/en/articles/demographic-and-clinical-characteristics-of-type-1-diabetes-mellitus-in-omani-children-single-center-experience",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2014
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Oman Medical Journal",
        "DOI": "10.5001/omj.2014.29",
        "publisher": "Oman Medical Specialty Board",
        "ISSN": "1999-768X",
        "abstract": "Objectives: To describe the demographic characteristics and clinical presentation of Omani children with type 1 diabetes mellitus at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman. Methods: A retrospective analysis of all children with type 1 diabetes mellitus attending the Pediatric Endocrine Unit at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman from June 2006 to May 2013. Results: One hundred and forty-four patients were included in the study. The mean±SD of age at diagnosis was 6.7 ± 3.7 years. The median duration of symptoms was 10 days (IQR; 5-14). The most commonly reported presenting symptoms were polyuria (94%), polydipsia (82%), and weight loss (59%). Diabetic ketoacidosis at initial presentation was diagnosed in 31% of the patients. Different insulin regimens were prescribed: multiple daily injections in 109 (76%) patients, twice daily insulin regimen in 23 (16%) patients, and insulin pump therapy in 12 (8%) patients. Family history of type 1 diabetes mellitus was present in 31 (22%) patients. There were no significant differences in presenting complaints (polyuria, p=0.182; polydipsia, p=0.848), duration of symptoms (p=0.331), reported weight loss (p=0.753), or diabetic ketoacidosis at presentation (p=0.608) between patients with and without family history of type 1 diabetes mellitus. Conclusion: Polyuria, polydipsia and weight loss are the most common presenting symptoms. Family history of type 1 diabetes mellitus is highly prevalent among the studied patients. Diabetic ketoacidosis was found to be less common in Oman compared to other diabetes centers in the Middle East."
    }
]