Risk of severe sepsis and organ dysfunction among subjects with and without diabetes*
| Variable | With diabetes | Without diabetes | p Value |
| Risk of severe sepsis, n (%) | 133 (34.6) | 449 (29.7) | 0.06 |
| Organ dysfunction, n (%) | |||
| Respiratory | 76 (19.8) | 254 (16.8) | 0.17 |
| Cardiovascular | 15 (3.9) | 60 (4.0) | 0.95 |
| Renal | 116 (30.2) | 346 (22.9) | 0.007 |
| Liver | 1 (0.3) | 11 (0.7) | 0.27 |
| Neurological | 31 (8.1) | 83 (5.5) | 0.06 |
| Coagulation | 4 (1.0) | 19 (1.3) | 0.49 |
↵* Consensus criteria were used to define severe sepsis and acute organ dysfunction, except for renal dysfunction where the RIFLE criteria were used.17 23