Studied Parameters

Dead Subjects

p value and Odds Ratio (CI of 95%)

Yes

No

Gender

Men

51 (16.2%)

264 (83.8%)

p = 0.058 and OR = 0.65 (0.40 - 1.01)

Women

43 (11.3%)

339 (88.7%)

Age

≤60 years

37 (7.8%)

438 (92.2%)

p < 0.001 and OR = 4.09 (2.60 - 6.41)

>60 years

57 (25.7%)

165 (74.3%)

Type of the diabetes mellitus

Type 1

07 (3.6%)

190 (96.4%)

p < 0.001 and OR = 0.12 (0.06 - 0.28)

Type 2

74 (22.5%)

255 (77.5%)

Duration of the diabetes mellitus

<10 years

52 (11.3%)

408 (88.7%)

p = 0.837 and OR = 0.94 (0.55 - 1.60)

≥10 years

42 (17.7%)

195 (82.3%)

Glycemic imbalance

Hypoglycemia

06 (7.6%)

73 (92.4%)

p = 0.110 and OR = 0.48 (0.20 - 1.14)

Hyperglycemia

23 (25.9%)

66 (74.1%)

p < 0.001 and OR = 2.58 (1.50 - 4.40)

Ketosis

18 (07.1%)

235 (92.9%)

p < 0.001 and OR = 0.37 (0.21 - 0.63)

Ketoacidosis

27 (11.2%)

214 (88.8%)

p = 0.240 and OR = 0.73 (0.45 - 1.18)

Hyperosmolarity

20 (57.1%)

15 (42.9%)

p < 0.001 and OR = 10.5 (5.19 - 21.5)

Others metabolic disorders

Anaemia

15 (15.6%)

81 (84.4%)

p = 0.520 and OR = 1.22 (0.67 - 1.22)

Renal failure & ionic disorders

10 (18.9%)

43 (81.1%)

p = 0.210 and OR = 1.55 (0.75 - 3.13)

Infectious diseases

Infected diabetic foot

39 (28.1%)

100 (71.9%)

p < 0.001 and OR = 3.57 (2.24 - 5.66)

Respiratory infections

04 (4.3%)

89 (95.7%)

p = 0.080 and OR = 0.40 (0.14 - 1.13)

Urogenital infections

02 (2.8%)

69 (97.2%)

p = 0.003 and OR = 0.17 (0.04 - 0.70)

Cardiovascular diseases

Arterial hypertension

35 (13.1%)

233 (86.9%)

p = 0.820 and OR = 0.94 (0.60 - 1.47)

Stroke

16 (35.6%)

29 (64.4%)

p < 0.001 and OR = 4.06 (2.10 - 7.81)

Acute coronary heart disease

05 (16.7%)

25 (83.3%)

p = 0.570 and OR = 1.41 (0.52 - 3.82)

Lower limb arteriopathy

19 (27.1%)

51 (72.9%)

p < 0.001 and OR = 3.25 (1.84 - 5.73)

Hypokinetic cardiomyopathy

04 (20%)

15 (60%)

p = 0.720 and OR = 1.29 (0.36 - 4.55)

Collapse

07 (50%)

7 (50%)

p = 0.001 and OR = 6.85 (2.34 - 20.0)

Neoplasm

02 (10.5%)

17 (89.5%)

p = 1.000 and OR = 0.74 (0.17 - 3.30)