Chronic Medical Conditions and Risk of Sepsis
Figure 1
Adjusted risk of incident sepsis versus number of chronic medical conditions.
Total of 975 incident sepsis events among 30,239 participants in the REGARDS cohort. Chronic medical conditions included hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, myocardial infarction, stroke, deep vein thrombosis, peripheral artery disease, chronic kidney disease and chronic lung disease. Hazard ratios adjusted for age, sex, race, education, income, geographic region, smoking status and alcohol use. P-value for test of trend <0.001.