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. 2025 Sep 5;14(9):e250276. doi: 10.1530/EC-25-0276

Table 5.

Comparison of clinical outcomes between diabetes patients with CVD who experienced DKA and those who experienced HHS.

Morbidity HHS DKA Crude OR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI)*
n = 16,367 n = 62,052
In-hospital mortality 632 (3.9) 4,675 (7.5) 2.03 (1.86–2.219) 2.30 (2.11–2.51)
Acute respiratory failure 3,306 (20.2) 15,765 (25.4) 1.35 (1.29–1.40) 1.41 (1.35–1.48)
Septic shock 255 (1.6) 1,498 (2.4) 1.56 (1.37–1.79) 1.71 (1.49–1.96)
Acute kidney failure 9,853 (60.2) 37,229 (60.0) 0.99 (0.96–1.03) 1.15 (1.10–1.19)
Sepsis 2,843 (17.4) 17,398 (28.0) 1.85 (1.77–1.94) 2.00 (1.91–2.09)
Acute neurological failure 1,078 (6.6) 4,197 (6.8) 1.03 (0.96–1.10) 1.16 (1.08–1.25)
Pulmonary embolism 143 (0.9) 864 (1.4) 1.60 (1.34–1.91) 1.58 (1.32–1.89)
Deep vein thrombosis 177 (1.1) 1,012 (1.6) 1.52 (1.29–1.78) 1.52 (1.29–1.80)
Acute liver failure 149 (0.9) 1,575 (2.5) 2.83 (2.39–3.36) 2.71 (2.29–3.22)
Mechanical ventilation 1,229 (7.5) 8,223 (13.3) 1.88 (1.77–2.00) 1.91 (1.79–2.03)
Noninvasive ventilation 689 (4.2) 2,780 (4.5) 1.07 (0.98–1.16) 1.15 (1.06–1.26)
*

Model adjusted for age, race, admission type, insurance status, income quartile, patient location, hospital bed size, hospital location/teaching status, number of medical comorbidities, and admission year.