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Observational studyDiabetes & metabolism journal2025

Connection between Impaired Fasting Glucose or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Sepsis: A 10-Year Observational Data from the National Health Screening Cohort.

Eun Hwa Lee, Kyoung Hwa Lee, Kyu-Na Lee, Yebin Park, Kyung Do Han, Sang Hoon Han

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Eun Hwa LeeDivision of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kyoung Hwa LeeDivision of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kyu-Na LeeDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Yebin ParkDepartment of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea.
Kyung Do HanDepartment of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea.
Sang Hoon HanDivision of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

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Abstract

backgruoundThe mortality of sepsis without direct drugs is high. The association between prediabetes, based on a single fasting glucose (FG), or long-term type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and sepsis remains unclear.

methodsOf the adults aged ≥20 years who were included in the National Health Screening Program (NHSP) in 2009, 40% were randomly sampled. After excluding patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus, with missing information, and who were diagnosed with sepsis during the wash-out (between 2001 and the NHSP) or 1-year lag period, a cohort comprised of 3,863,323 examinees. Body mass index (BMI) measurements, FG tests, and self-reported questionnaires on health-related behaviors were conducted. Individual information was followed up until 2020 and censored upon the first occurrence of sepsis or death. The incidence of sepsis was compared using a multivariable regression adjusted for age, sex, income, BMI, smoking, drinking, physical activity levels, and chronic diseases.

resultsThe cohort was divided into those with normal FG (n=2,675,476), impaired fasting glucose (IFG) (n=890,402, 23.0%), T2DM <5 years (n=212,391, 5.5%), or T2DM for ≥5 years (n=85,054, 2.2%). The groups with IFG (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 1.03; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.01 to 1.05), T2DM <5 years (aHR, 1.43; 95% CI, 1.40 to 1.47), and T2DM for ≥5 years (aHR, 1.82; 95% CI, 1.77 to 1.87) exhibited significantly higher incidence of sepsis (P<0.001), with the greatest risk in patients with T2DM aged <40 years (aHR, 1.96; 95% CI, 1.71 to 2.25).

conclusionPatients with long-standing and young-onset T2DM show a substantially high risk of sepsis, emphasizing the need for infection prevention and vaccination.

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Blood GlucoseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Prediabetic StateSepsisAdultAgedCohort StudiesFastingFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedRisk FactorsBlood GlucoseDiabetes mellitus, type 2IncidencePrediabetic stateRiskSepsis

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