Table 4.
Duration of diabetes and adjusted RR of major CHD events and death from CHD, CVD, and all causes in men with no diagnosis of CHD
| No diabetes | Duration of diabetes | p Value for trend | |||
| <7 years | 7–12 years | >12 years | |||
| Number | 4723 | 119 | 36 | 47 | |
| Major CHD events | |||||
| Number | 382 | 16 | 8 | 12 | |
| Adjusted† RR | 1.00 | 1.67 (1.01 to 2.75) | 2.65 (1.31 to 5.35) | 2.67 (1.46 to 4.88) | <0.0001 |
| CHD deaths | |||||
| Number | 207 | 11 | 5 | 10 | |
| Adjusted† RR | 1.00 | 2.16 (1.17 to 3.97) | 3.23 (1.33 to 7.88) | 4.04 (2.86 to 7.93) | <0.0001 |
| CVD deaths | |||||
| Number | 349 | 19 | 6 | 12 | |
| Adjusted† RR | 1.00 | 2.24 (1.41 to 3.56) | 2.23 (0.99 to 5.01) | 3.01 (1.64 to 5.51) | <0.0001 |
| Total deaths | |||||
| Number | 900 | 37 | 9 | 17 | |
| Adjusted† RR | 1.00 | 1.74 (1.24 to 2.43) | 1.39 (0.72 to 2.68) | 1.84 (1.12 to 3.03) | 0.0002 |
†Adjusted for age, smoking, social class, BMI, physical activity and alcohol intake.