Table 2.
Infection incidence by age and sex among older people with diabetes (N = 218 805)
| Incidence rate /1000 person-years (95% CI) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | 65–69 years | 70–74 years | 75 –79 years | 80–84 years | ≥85 years | P* | |
| Lower respiratory tract infection | Men | 135.2 (129.6–140.8) | 145.2 (139.8–150.7) | 159.9 (153.8–166.0) | 161.8 (155.9–167.8) | 217.9 (209.2–226.7) | <0.001 |
| Women | 137.1 (134.1–140.1) | 145.2 (142.2–148.1) | 151.9 (148.7–155.1) | 167.4 (163.5–171.4) | 208.9 (203.2–214.6) | <0.001 | |
| Pneumonia | Men | 4.51 (4.15–4.87) | 6.91 (6.45–7.36) | 11.03 (10.36–11.71) | 18.91 (17.69–20.14) | 36.88 (34.19–39.56) | <0.001 |
| Women | 4.19 (3.79–4.59) | 5.81 (5.35–6.26) | 7.83 (7.26 –8.39) | 13.67 (12.75–14.60) | 27.24 (25.51–28.96) | <0.001 | |
| Urinary tract infection | Men | 29.4 (28.3–30.5) | 40.8 (39.4–42.1) | 59.1 (57.1–61.1) | 83.4 (80.0–86.7) | 141.2 (134.0–148.5) | <0.001 |
| Women | 110.2 (107.5–112.9) | 123.4 (120.6–126.2) | 146.1 (142.8–149.3) | 175.0 (170.8–179.3) | 223.0 (216.6–229.3) | <0.001 | |
| Sepsis | Men | 1.53 (1.32–1.74) | 1.97 (1.73–2.21) | 2.92 (2.58–3.27) | 3.92 (3.38–4.45) | 5.77 (4.83–6.71) | 0.75 |
| Women | 1.87 (1.60–2.13) | 1.92 (1.66–2.17) | 2.37 (2.08–2.66) | 2.81 (2.43–3.18) | 4.31 (3.77–4.86) | 0.02 | |
* Sex-specific likelihood ratio test for trend by age group.