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

Table 6.

Comparison of clinical outcomes between diabetes patients with CVD who experienced DKA and those who did not develop DKA-HHS.

Morbidity Non-DKA-HHS DKA Crude OR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI)*
n = 5,955,439 n = 62,052
In-hospital mortality 241,201 (4.1) 4,675 (7.5) 1.93 (1.87–1.99) 2.28 (2.21–2.35)
Acute respiratory failure 1,434,559 (24.1) 15,765 (25.4) 1.07 (1.05–1.09) 1.04 (1.02–1.06)
Septic shock 71,973 (1.2) 1,498 (2.4) 2.02 (1.92–2.13) 2.15 (2.04–2.26)
Acute kidney failure 1,821,285 (30.6) 37,229 (60.0) 3.40 (3.35–3.46) 3.66 (3.60–3.73)
Sepsis 752,538 (12.6) 17,398 (28.0) 2.69 (2.65–2.74) 2.68 (2.63–2.73)
Acute neurological failure 279,756 (4.7) 4,197 (6.8) 1.47 (1.43–1.52) 1.83 (1.78–1.89)
Pulmonary embolism 78,984 (1.3) 864 (1.4) 1.05 (0.98–1.12) 0.89 (0.83–0.95)
Deep vein thrombosis 78,066 (1.3) 1,012 (1.6) 1.25 (1.17–1.33) 1.23 (1.16–1.31)
Acute liver failure 51,408 (0.9) 1,575 (2.5) 2.99 (2.84–3.15) 2.58 (2.45–2.71)
Mechanical ventilation 296,947 (5.0) 8,223 (13.3) 2.91 (2.84–2.98) 2.64 (2.58–2.71)
Noninvasive ventilation 324,863 (5.5) 2,780 (4.5) 0.81 (0.78–0.84) 0.75 (0.72–0.78)
*

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.