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. 2014 Jan 22;13:25. doi: 10.1186/1475-2840-13-25

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Postoperative absolute survival of patients with neither diabetes nor metabolic syndrome (DM-/MetS-), patients with only metabolic syndrome (DM-/MetS+) and patients with diabetes regardless of metabolic syndrome (DM+) during the 16-year follow-up. Comparison between DM-/MetS- and DM-/MetS+: NS Comparison of DM+ against both groups: P < 0.001. Follow-up of the first two months is shown in the small inset (n = 945).