Abstract Keywords: COVID-19; diabetes ketoacidosis; new diagnosis; type 1 diabetes mellitus EN COVID-19 diabetes ketoacidosis new diagnosis type 1 diabetes mellitus 270 272 3 02/03/21 20210301 NES 210301 GLO: 55QH/01mar21: jdb13141-toc-0001. jpg PHOTO (COLOR):. gl B Highlights b Our multicenter study reports a higher proportion of diabetic ketoacidosis presentation of over 60% in newly diagnosed patients with type 1 diabetes with or without confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at diagnosis. A total of 71% of the patients with newly diagnosed T1D with positive COVID-19 testing were Hispanic and non-Hispanic Blacks, while 60% of the patients with newly diagnosed T1D and negative COVID-19 testing were White. 2 Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; DKA, diabetic ketoacidosis; HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin; IQR, interquartile range; NH, non-Hispanic; SD, standard deviation; T1D, type 1 diabetes.[Extracted from the article]