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Table 3 Distribution of capsular types of K. pneumoniae isolates in non-diabetic and diabetic patients with different HbA1c levels

From: The emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess in non-diabetic patients and the distribution of capsular types

Genotype

Non-DM

(n = 115)

DM

p a

p b

HbA1c < 7 %

(n = 16)

HbA1c ≥ 7 %

(n = 83)

K1

66 (57.4)

12 (75.0)

43 (51.8)

0.787

0.266

K2

28 (24.3)

0 (0)

15 (18.1)

0.094

0.557

K5

6 (5.2)

0 (0)

3 (3.6)

0.510

1.000

K20

1 (0.9)

1 (6.3)

4 (4.8)

0.098

0.210

K54

4 (3.5)

1 (6.3)

4 (4.8)

0.736

0.737

K57

3 (2.6)

1 (6.3)

1 (1.2)

1.000

0.651

The above 6 capsular types

108 (93.9)

15 (93.8)

70 (84.3)

0.048

0.022

Others

7 (6.1)

1 (6.3)

13 (15.7)

0.048

0.022

  1. Data are presented as frequency with percentage (%)
  2. aComparison between Non-DM and DM
  3. bComparison between group with optimal glycemic level (Non-DM + DM with HbA1c < 7 %) and diabetic patients without optimal glycemic level (DM with HbA1c level ≥ 7 %)