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. 2012 Aug 7;7(3):439–447. doi: 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2012.00419.x

Table 4.

Characteristics of diabetic patients (grouped as type 1 and type 2) hospitalized with confirmed 2009 A(H1N1)pdm09 who died and survived according to study variables

Died during hospitalization
Yes (n = 38) No (n = 996)
% (Mean) 95% CI n (Mean) 95% CI
Agea (62·1) 57·5–66·7 (56·9) 55·8–57·9
Age groups (years)
 <18 0 3·7 2·7–5·1
 18–30 0 4·0 3·1–5·4
 31–45 15·8 7·3–30·1 13·2 11·2–15·4
 46–60 28·9 16·8–45·1 34·1 31·3–37·2
 61–75 39·5 25·4–55·6 32·3 29·4–35·2
 76 and over 15·8 7·3–31·0 12·7 10·7–14·9
Sex
 Men 52·6 37·0–67·8 51·9 48·7–54·9
 Women 47·4 32·2–63·0 48·1 45·0–51·2
Pregnancy 0 5·6 4·7–7·0
No chronic disease* 23·7 12·8–39·6 32·4 29·7–35·4
Chronic cardiovascular disease 10·5 4·0–24·9 8·0 6·5–9·9
Chronic respiratory disease (asthma not included) 13·2 5·6–28·0 21·11 18·7–23·8
Asthma 2·6 0·4–16·5 11·1 9·2–13·2
Obesity 31·6 18·9–47·8 24·3 21·7–27·1
Endocrine disease 10·5 4·0–24·9 7·0 5·6–8·8
Cancer 10·5 4·0–24·8 4·2 3·1–5·7
Hematological diseasea 18·4 9·3–33·9 6·0 4·7–7·7
Epilepsy 2·6 0·4–16·5) 1·3 0·7–2·2
Diseases of the CNS 0 2·5 1·7–3·7
Chronic liver disease 0 0·7 0·3–1·4
Chronic renal disease 18·4 9·0–33·9) 10·0 8·3–12·1
LOHSa (12·53) 9·6–15·4 (7·6) 7·21–8·06
Cost per patient (Euros)a (9306) 5760–12853 (3472) 3176–3768

a P‐value < 0·05 Comparing survivals versus non‐survivals.

*No chronic disease excludes all listed diseases.