A post-mortem audit of the prevalence of ketoacidosis in diabetes and alcohol dependency

This study demonstrated a statistically significant risk of developing ketoacidosis in all individuals with both diabetes mellitus and alcohol dependency (Group 3) when compared to diabetics alone (Group 1): Risk ratio = 3.8; p = .0001). There was less but significant increased risk when females alone were compared in these two groups. Less but significant increased risk was also found in all Group 3 individuals when compared to those in the alcohol alone category (Group 2) or when all individuals or males alone were compared between Group 1 + Group 2 with those in (Group 3). There was no significant increased risk when diabetics in Group 1 were compared to persons with alcohol dependency in Group 2.