Table 3.
Distribution of capsular types of K. pneumoniae isolates in non-diabetic and diabetic patients with different HbA1c levels
| Genotype | Non-DM (n = 115) |
DM | p a | p b | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HbA1c < 7 % (n = 16) |
HbA1c ≥ 7 % (n = 83) |
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| K1 | 66 (57.4) | 12 (75.0) | 43 (51.8) | 0.787 | 0.266 |
| K2 | 28 (24.3) | 0 (0) | 15 (18.1) | 0.094 | 0.557 |
| K5 | 6 (5.2) | 0 (0) | 3 (3.6) | 0.510 | 1.000 |
| K20 | 1 (0.9) | 1 (6.3) | 4 (4.8) | 0.098 | 0.210 |
| K54 | 4 (3.5) | 1 (6.3) | 4 (4.8) | 0.736 | 0.737 |
| K57 | 3 (2.6) | 1 (6.3) | 1 (1.2) | 1.000 | 0.651 |
| The above 6 capsular types | 108 (93.9) | 15 (93.8) | 70 (84.3) | 0.048 | 0.022 |
| Others | 7 (6.1) | 1 (6.3) | 13 (15.7) | 0.048 | 0.022 |
Data are presented as frequency with percentage (%)
aComparison between Non-DM and DM
bComparison between group with optimal glycemic level (Non-DM + DM with HbA1c < 7 %) and diabetic patients without optimal glycemic level (DM with HbA1c level ≥ 7 %)