Table 2 Precipitating factors for DKA
Precipitating condition Cases (%)
Infections 19–56 Cardiovascular disease 3–6 Inadequate insulin/noncompliance 15–41 New onset diabetes 10–22 Other medical illness 10–12 Unknown 4–33
Table derived from references Kitabchi et al,5 Bagg et al,12 and Lebovitz.27