Table 5.
Mortality at 30 Days and 36 Months by Cause of Death
| Cause of death within 30 days | Group A Diabetes Anemia (% deaths <=30d) | Group B Diabetes No anemic (% deaths <=30d) | Group C No diabetes Anemia (% deaths <=30d) | Group D No diabetes No anemia (% deaths <=30d) |
| Cancer | 4 (1.7)c | 0 (0.0)b | 13 (7.0)a,dd | 2 (0.8)cc |
| Cardio | 169 (73.2)b,dd | 252 (82.6)a,c | 138 (73.8)b,d | 226 (85.9)aa,c |
| Stroke | 3 (1.3) | 10 (3.3) | 4 (2.1) | 6 (2.3) |
| Diabetes | 18 (7.8)cc,dd | 17 (7.4)cc,dd | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| G I cause | 8 (3.5)bb | 1 (0.3)aa,cc | 5 (2.7)bb | 2 (0.8) |
| Infection | 5 (2.2) | 8 (2.6) | 3 (1.6) | 9 (3.4) |
| Renal | 4 (1.7) | 3 (1.0) | 5 (2.7) | 2 (0.8) |
| Lung Disease | 3 (1.3) | 3 (1.0) | 6 (3.2) | 7 (2.7) |
| Other | 16 (6.9) | 11 (3.6) | 12 (6.4) | 8 (3.0) |
| Unknown | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.4) |
| Total | 231 | 305 | 187 | 263 |
| Cause of death 31 days to 36 months | (% deaths 30 days – 36 months) | |||
| Cancer | 29 (12.6) | 32 (9.7)c | 42 (17.9)b | 56 (14.5) |
| Cardio | 101 (43.7)b | 179 (54.1)a | 110 (47.0) | 196 (50.8) |
| Stroke | 5 (2.2) | 18 (5.4) | 13 (5.6) | 23 (6.0) |
| Diabetes | 34 (14.7)cc,dd | 36 (10.9)cc,dd | 1 (0.4)aa,bb | 3 (0.8)aa,bb |
| G I cause | 10 (4.3) | 8 (2.4) | 7 (3.0) | 9 (2.3) |
| Infection | 12 (5.2)bb | 11 (3.3)aa | 10 (4.3) | 11 (2.8) |
| Renal | 10(4.3) | 4 (1.2) | 10 (4.3) | 10 (2.6) |
| Lung Disease | 9 (3.9) | 17 (5.1) | 9 (3.8) | 25 (6.5) |
| Other | 13 (5.6)c | 18 (5.4)c,d | 29 (12.4)a,b | 38 (9.8)b |
| Unknown | 8 (3.5) | 8 (2.4) | 3 (1.3) | 15 (3.9) |
| Total | 231 | 331 | 234 | 386 |
a signifies p < 0.05 between group A and current group. b signifies p < 0.05 group B and current group. c signifies p < 0.05 between group C and current group. d signifies p < 0.05 between group D and current group. Double symbol (e.g. aa) signifies p < 0.001.