Table 2

Percentage (%) of respondents reporting diabetes as the underlying cause of death in various hypothetical case scenarios by sub-specialty

All respondents

Endocrinologists

Cardiologists

Nephrologists

Hypothetical case scenarios

%

(No)

%

(No)

%

(No)

%

(No)

1. Diabetic patient died from hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic coma

100

(542/544)

100

(114/114)

99

(186/188)

99

(237/240)

2. Diabetic patient with foot infectious ulcer and died from sepsis

78

(422/543)

78

(87/112)

76

(144/189)

79

(191/242)

3. Diabetic patient with hypertension and died from acute myocardiac infarction

44

(239/539)

56

(62/110)

41

(78/188)

41

(99/241)

4. Diabetic patient with hypertension and died from cerebrovascular infarction

36

(194/541)

45

(49/110)

31

(59/189)

36

(86/242)

5. Diabetic patient with uremia and died from pneumonia

38

(206/542)

43

(49/110)

38

(71/187)

36

(86/241)

6. Diabetic patient with liver cirrhosis and urinary tract infection and died from sepsis

42

(228/540)

45

(50/111)

39

(74/189)

43

(104/240)

7. Diabetic patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and died from renal failure

2

(10/545)

2

(2/114)

3

(6/189)

1

(2/242)

Lu et al. BMC Endocrine Disorders 2010 10:13   doi:10.1186/1472-6823-10-13