Table 1.

 Risk of death from all causes and hospital admission for myocardial infarction in cross sectional study of patients with type 2 diabetes and those who had had a myocardial infarction

	Diabetic group			MI group		Risk ratio (95% CI)*
	No of patients	No of events		No of patients	No of events
Death from all causes
Age (years):
45-49	102	8		106	23	0.34 (0.24 to 0.49)
50-54	260	39		237	60	0.48 (0.38 to 0.59)
55-59	299	68		366	100	0.61 (0.51 to 0.73)
60-64	494	169		638	255	1.00
Sex:
Men	668	182		974	334	1.35 (1.15 to 1.61)
Women	487	102		373	104	1.00
Diagnosis:
MI	—	—		1347	438	1.33 (1.14 to 1.55)
Diabetes	1155	284		—	—	1.00
Hospital admission for myocardial infarction
Age (years):
45-49	102	5		106	22	0.71 (0.47 to 1.06)
50-54	260	19		237	50	0.81 (0.61 to 1.06)
55-59	299	27		366	75	0.85 (0.67 to 1.08)
60-64	497	62		638	127	1.00
Sex:
Men	668	71		974	208	1.28 (1.03 to 1.61)
Women	487	42		373	66	1.00
Diagnosis:
MI	—	—		1347	274	2.27 (1.82 to 2.83)
Diabetes	1155	113		—	—	1.00

MI=myocardial infarction. 

^*Adjusted for all covariates, derived from Cox regression analysis.