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September 10, 2025CureusOpen Access

Mortality Related to Pneumonia and Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Study

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VKV KrithikaDMD. MavaniDPDipen Patel

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Retrospective study reveals demographic disparities in pneumonia with diabetes, suggesting targeted public health strategies.

Key Points

  • Mortality rates from pneumonia with diabetes as a contributing factor have significant trends over time.
  • Age-adjusted mortality rates initially increased by 3.90% between 1999 and 2002, but then declined by 4.56% from 2002 to 2018.
  • The study revealed that the majority of deaths occurred in females and White individuals, predominantly in metropolitan areas.
  • Findings imply the necessity for integrated strategies for diabetes management and pneumonia prevention.

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Krithika et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23ed7b210217d6479465chttps://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.89169
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