Table 3.

Effects of comorbid conditions in sepsis and their relative incidences among septic patients

Co-Morbid Condition	Effect in Sepsis	Incidence Among Sepsis Patients, % (232, 254)
Diabetes mellitus	Increased risk of acute renal failure but decreased risk of acute respiratory failure (102)	23
Cancer	Chemotherapy-induced neutropenia (296)	16
Cirrhosis	Complement deficiency, impaired neutrophil function, and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (145)	7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	Significant impairment of phagocytosis in pulmonary macrophages (340)	17
End-stage renal disease	Uremia impairs innate and adaptive immune function (152)	11
HIV/AIDS	Enhanced susceptibility to bacterial pneumonia (333)	10.3

Reference numbers are given in parentheses.