Table 2.

 Risk of death from all causes, death from cardiovascular causes, and hospital admission for myocardial infarction in cohort study of patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes and those who had just 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):
<50	441	30		397	41	0.05 (0.04 to 0.07)
50-59	677	92		870	191	0.12 (0.10 to 0.13)
60-69	1005	295		1457	548	0.25 (0.23 to 0.27)
70-79	840	434		1565	920	0.51 (0.47 to 0.55)
>79	440	345		1061	896	1.00
Sex:
Men	1734	604		3062	1352	1.19 (1.12 to 1.26)
Women	1669	592		2288	1244	1.00
Diagnosis:
MI	—	—		5350	2596	1.35 (1.25 to 1.44)
Diabetes	3403	1196		—	—	1.00
Death from cardiovascular causes
Age (years):
<50	441	6		397	17	0.10 (0.07 to 0.16)
50-59	677	12		870	86	0.22 (0.18 to 0.27)
60-69	1005	61		1457	235	0.42 (0.36 to 0.48)
70-79	840	87		1565	389	0.70 (0.61 to 0.80)
>79	440	56		1061	350	1.00
Sex:
Men	1734	113		3062	559	1.07 (0.95 to 1.19)
Women	1669	109		2288	518	1.00
Diagnosis:
MI	—	—		5350	1077	2.93 (2.54 to 3.41)
Diabetes	3403	222		—	—	1.00
Hospital admission for myocardial infarction
Age (years):
<50	441	11		397	48	1.18 (0.85 to 1.62)
50-59	677	20		870	106	1.25 (0.96 to 1.62)
60-69	1005	49		1457	213	1.61 (1.28 to 1.99)
70-79	840	50		1565	189	1.41 (1.13 to 1.75)
>79	440	12		1061	100	1.00
Sex:
Men	1734	69		3062	385	1.00 (0.87 to 1.15)
Women	1669	73		2288	271	1.00
Diagnosis:
MI	—	—		5350	656	3.10 (2.57 to 3.73)
Diabetes	3403	142		—	—	1.00

MI=myocardial infarction. 

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