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The effect of type 2 diabetes on the prognosis of community-acquired pneumonia

  • By

  • Fan-Shuo Kong

  • Long-Ye Zhang

  • Rui Wang

  • Chun-Ming Ma

  • July 14, 2026

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    The study analyzed 2471 community-acquired pneumonia patients, with 559 (22.6%) having type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

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    Patients with T2DM had higher rates of septic shock (6.4% vs 3.5%) and respiratory failure (22.7% vs 16.5%) compared to non-diabetic patients.

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    Mortality was significantly higher in CAP patients with T2DM (8.4%) than in non-diabetic patients (4.3%).

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    T2DM was identified as an independent risk factor for in-hospital mortality in low and intermediate risk groups of CAP patients.

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    The study concluded that CAP patients with T2DM experience more severe disease and higher mortality rates than those without diabetes.

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The effect of type 2 diabetes on the prognosis of community-acquired pneumonia

  • by Fan-Shuo Kong, Long-Ye Zhang, Rui Wang, Chun-Ming Ma

  • July 14, 2026

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