table 1
| Diabetic | Non-DM with hiperGlc | ||
| N= 274 (19,7%) | N= 53 (3,8%) | ||
| MEANS | |||
| Age (years) | 69,5 | 71,6 | ns |
| Respiratory frequency (bpm) | 21,7 | 24 | 0,007 |
| Clinical stability (days) | 4,3 | 6,8 | 0,001 |
| Hospital stay (days) | 6,7 | 12,1 | 0,003 |
| PERCENTAGES | |||
| Respiratory comorbidities | 33,3 | 52,5 | 0,02 |
| Dyspnoea | 58,8 | 77,4 | 0,011 |
| Altered mental status | 16,8 | 7,5 | 0,08 |
| Typical auscultation | 59,4 | 25 | 0,001 |
| Pleural effusion | 2,2 | 13,2 | 0,001 |
| ICU admission | 8,8 | 18,9 | 0,027 |
| IMV | 4 | 11,3 | 0,04 |
| FINE score =>4 | 84,7 | 83 | Ns |
| Mortality | 6,2 | 9,4 | Ns |
| Severe clinical course | 9,9 | 20,8 | 0,023 |