The KiwiDiab First National Paediatric Diabetes Benchmarking Audit: A Report on Children and Adolescents With Diabetes in Aotearoa New Zealand 2023.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To compare demographics, therapeutics and outcomes in children and adolescents with diabetes in Aotearoa, New Zealand from the KiwiDiab network.

Methods

All cases of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) from the 13 regional centres that provide care were collated for the 2023 calendar year.

Results

There were 1849 children and adolescents with diabetes: 1642 (88.8%) had T1D, mean age at diagnosis 9 years (interquartile range [IQR]: 6-12), mean age in clinic 12 years (IQR: 9-14); 47% were female and 69% identified as NZ European, 16% Māori and 8.3% Pacific. Overall, 23% of children and adolescents with T1D achieved an HbA1c level < 53 mmol/mol (7.0%). The mean (±standard deviation) HbA1c for any insulin pump use was 59 ± 11 mmol/mol (7.5% ± 1.0%) compare

SUBMITTER: Williman J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12689480 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature