Table 1.

Legacy effect of earlier glucose control in the UKPDS (randomized phase of the trial completed in 1997, post-trial monitoring period [median 8.5 years] completed in 2007)

Aggregate endpoint	1997		2007
	RRR	p value	RRR	p value
Any diabetes related endpoint	12 %	0.029	9 %	0.040
Microvascular disease	25 %	0.0099	24 %	0.001
Myocardial infarction	16 %	0.052	15 %	0.014
All-cause mortality	6 %	0.44	13 %	0.007

RRR relative risk reduction.