Diabetes and infectious disease mortality in Mexico City.

Fiona Bragg Pablo Kuri-Morales Jaime Berumen-Campos Adrián Garcilazo-Ávila Carlos Gonzáles-Carballo Raúl Ramírez-Reyes Rogelio Santacruz-Benitez Diego Aguilar-Ramirez Louisa Friedrichs Gnatiuc William G Herrington Michael Hill Eirini Trichia Rachel Wade Rory Collins Richard Peto Jonathan R Emberson Jesus Alegre Roberto Tapia-Conyer

Published in: BMJ open diabetes research & care (2023)

In this study of Mexican adults, diabetes was common, frequently poorly controlled, and associated with much higher risks of death due to infection than observed previously, accounting for approximately one-third of all premature mortality due to infection.

Keyphrases

infectious diseases
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
cardiovascular events
glycemic control
risk factors
coronary artery disease
risk assessment
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle