Table 4.
Classification of cause specific deaths in early onset type 1 diabetes cohort (0-14 years) and late onset type 1 diabetes cohort (15-29 years) diagnosed between 1970 and 1989
| Cause of death | No (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-4 | 1975-9 | 1980-4 | 1985-9 | |
| Early onset cohort | (n=68) | (n=64) | (n=57) | (n=41) |
| Acute diabetic complications (DKA, hypoglycaemia, hyperosmolar coma): | ||||
| Alcohol/drug related | 4 (6) | 5 (8) | 2 (4) | 4 (10) |
| Other | 6 (9) | 9 (14) | 10 (18) | 12 (29) |
| Chronic diabetic complications | 7 (10) | 4 (6) | 3 (5) | 1 (2) |
| Cardiovascular: | ||||
| Acute myocardial infarction | 7 (10) | 5 (8) | 3 (5) | 3 (7) |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 4 (6) | 3 (5) | 2 (4) | 1 (2) |
| Infection (septicaemia, pneumonia, myocarditis, other infections) | 7 (10) | 8 (13) | 6 (11) | 2 (5) |
| Any chronic diabetic complication | 25 ( 37) | 20 (31) | 14 (25) | 7 (17) |
| Neoplasm | 4 (6) | 4 (6) | 3 (5) | 0 |
| Sudden death | 3 (4) | 2 (3) | 0 | 2 (5) |
| Suicide: | ||||
| Alcohol/drug related | 7 (10) | 5 (8) | 6 (11) | 3 (7) |
| Other | 3 (4) | 7 (11) | 4 (7) | 1 (2) |
| Accidents (not intoxications): | ||||
| Alcohol/drug related | 4 (6) | 6 (9) | 5 (9) | 1 (2) |
| Other | 5 (7) | 2 (3) | 10 (18) | 6 (15) |
| Other alcohol/drug related (alcoholic cirrhosis of liver, alcohol/drug intoxications) | 5 (7) | 2 (3) | 1 (2) | 2 (5) |
| Other cause | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 2 (4) | 3 (7) |
| All alcohol/drug related deaths | 20 (29) | 18 (28) | 14 (25) | 11 (27) |
| Late onset cohort | (n=48) | (n=67) | (n=70) | (n=88) |
| Acute diabetic complications (DKA, hypoglycaemia, hyperosmolar coma): | ||||
| Alcohol/drug related | 3 (6) | 9 (13) | 7 (10) | 3 (3) |
| Other | 1 (2) | 3 (4) | 5 (7) | 11 (13) |
| Chronic diabetic complications | 4 (8) | 5 (7) | 5 (7) | 4 (5) |
| Cardiovascular | ||||
| Acute myocardial infarction | 9 (19) | 14 (21) | 7 (10) | 11 (13) |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 5 (10) | 0 | 2 (3) | 1 (1) |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 6 (9) | 3 (3) |
| Infection (septicaemia, pneumonia, myocarditis, other infections) | 10 (21) | 10 (15) | 13 (19) | 4 (5) |
| Any chronic diabetic complication | 28 (58) | 29 (43) | 33 (47) | 23 (26) |
| Neoplasm | 3 (6) | 5 (7) | 3 (4) | 5 (6) |
| Sudden death | 2 (4) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 5 (6) |
| Suicide: | ||||
| Alcohol/drug related | 2 (4) | 2 (3) | 4 (6) | 9 (10) |
| Other | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 (2) |
| Accidents (not intoxications): | ||||
| Alcohol/drug related | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | 2 (3) | 1 (1) |
| Other | 0 | 6 (9) | 4 (6) | 3 (3) |
| Other alcohol/drug related (alcoholic cirrhosis of liver, alcohol/drug intoxications) | 7 (15) | 6 (9) | 10 (14) | 22 (25) |
| Other cause | 1 (2) | 4 (6) | 1 (1) | 4 (5) |
| All alcohol/drug related deaths | 13 (27) | 15 (22) | 21 (30) | 34 (39) |
DKA=diabetic ketoacidosis.