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We aimed to investigate the interaction between age and sex on clinical outcomes, resource utilization and mortality in patients with type 1 diabetes hospitalized for DKA.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the National Inpatient Sample from 2016 to 2021. We identified adult hospitalizations with DKA in patients with type 1 diabetes, stratified into three age groups: 18\u201344, 45\u201364 and \u226565 years. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to analyze the association between sex and the primary outcome of in-hospital mortality, and secondary outcomes including acute kidney injury (AKI) and sepsis, adjusting for patient and hospital characteristics.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Across all age groups, female sex was independently associated with significantly lower odds of AKI (aOR 0.56 in ages 18\u201344; 0.71 in 45\u201364; 0.79 in \u226565) but higher odds of sepsis (aOR 1.66, 1.31 and 1.17, respectively; all p&lt;0.05). In young adults (18\u201344), women had significantly lower adjusted odds of mortality (aOR 0.72, 95%\u2009CI 0.60 to 0.86). This mortality benefit was not observed in middle-aged or older adults. Prepandemic (2016\u20132019), mortality trends diverged by sex and age, with rates increasing for young men but decreasing for young women. The pandemic (2020\u20132021) precipitated a sharp mortality increase across all age\u2013sex groups, most dramatically in young men (from 0.48% to 0.89%).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our study showed that age and sex were closely linked to acute complications and in-hospital death. 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