TABLE 1.

Cause-of-death groups for classification by the MCC

Diabetes-related

Acute diabetic complications: diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, hypokalemia, and diabetic coma unspecified

Diabetic renal disease: diabetic nephropathy, end-stage renal disease, and dialysis-related complications

Cardiovascular: coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, sudden cardiac death, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease, heart failure, arrhythmias, and cardiomyopathy

Infection: pneumonia, bronchitis, sepsis, meningitis, encephalitis, osteomyelitis, mycosis, and endocarditis

Other diabetes: autonomic neuropathy, angiopathy, uncontrolled diabetes, and post-transplant complications

Non–diabetes-related

Cancer: any form of cancer

Accident or suicide: violent deaths, motor vehicle crashes, alcohol/drug overdose, and other accidental deaths (drowning, fall, fire)

Other non-diabetes: other causes not specific to diabetes, e.g., sickle cell trait, bulimia/anorexia, lupus, septic abortion, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, gastric ulcer, or HIV

Unknown, where cause of death could not be determined