Table 2.
Age adjusted rates for all cause, cardiovascular, ischaemic heart disease, and non-cardiovascular death by glycated haemoglobin concentration and self reported diabetes in men aged 45-79 years, 1995-9
| Cause of death | Glycated haemoglobin (%)
|
Self reported diabetes (n=160) | χ2 (linear trend), P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <5 (n=1204) | 5-5.4 (n=1606) | 5.5-6.9 (n=1611) | ⩾7 (n=81) | |||
| All causes (n=135) | ||||||
| Age adjusted rate/100 (No of events) | 1.65 (18) | 2.33 (35) | 3.43 (61) | 4.35 (5) | 5.92 (16) | 40.8, |
| Relative risk | 1.00 | 1.41 | 2.07 | 2.64 | 3.59 | <0.001 |
| Cardiovascular disease (n=60) | ||||||
| Age adjusted rate/100 (No of events) | 0.50 (5) | 1.27 (19) | 1.24 (22) | 2.54 (3) | 4.11 (11) | 31.8, |
| Relative risk | 1.00 | 2.53 | 2.46 | 5.04 | 8.16 | <0.001 |
| Ischaemic heart disease (n=42) | ||||||
| Age adjusted rate/100 (No of events) | 0.31 (3) | 0.86 (13) | 0.87 (15) | 1.63 (2) | 3.43 (9) | 29.0, |
| Relative risk | 1.00 | 2.74 | 2.77 | 5.20 | 10.91 | <0.001 |
| Non-cardiovascular disease (n=75) | ||||||
| Age adjusted rate/100 (No of events) | 1.15 (13) | 1.06 (16) | 2.19 (39) | 1.81 (2) | 1.82 (5) | 11.8, |
| Relative risk | 1.00 | 0.92 | 1.91 | 1.58 | 1.58 | <0.001 |