Table 2.
Infections developed during the first 12 months of follow-up in 95 subjects and cause of death during entire follow-up period in 108 subjects
| Diagnosed infection | |
| Respiratory infections | |
| Common cold | 18 |
| Acute bronchitis | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 15 |
| Urinary tract infections | |
| Cystitis | 13 |
| Pyelonephritis | 4 |
| Enterocolitis | 2 |
| Cellulitis | 2 |
| Others* | 3 |
| Cause of death | |
| Pneumonia (J13–J15) | 11 |
| Heart disease (I21 and I50) | 5 |
| Malignant neoplasms (C16 and C25) | 2 |
| Cerebrovascular disease (I61 and I63) | 2 |
| Asphyxia due to food (T17) | 2 |
| Senility (R54) | 3 |
| Acute respiratory failure (J96·0) | 1 |
| Unspecified gastrointestinal haemorrhage (K92·2) | 1 |
The numbers of cases who developed each kind of infection and who died of each cause are shown.
Some subjects developed multiple kinds of infection. The code numbers of ICD-10 are shown in the parentheses.
*
Herpes zoster, perianal abscess and sepsis.