Table 2 Percentage (%) of respondents reporting diabetes as the underlying cause of death in various hypothetical case scenarios by sub-specialty
| Â | 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) |