Table 3.

Difference of the association between diabetes and mortality by diagnosed period (All-cause mortality)

	Men				Women
Diagnosed period	n	Cases	Adjusted HR*		n	Cases	Adjusted HR*
Never	41 036	6975	1		50 555	4106	1
Before baseline	2761	856	1.59	(1.48–1.71)	1525	345	2.00	(1.79–2.23)
Between baseline and 5-year survey	1341	254	1.20	(1.05–1.36)	861	123	1.55	(1.29–1.86)
Between 5 and 10-year survey	879	138	1.22	(1.03–1.44)	626	66	1.45	(1.14–1.86)

Adjusted HR*: adjusted for BMI (<18, 18–20.9, 21–22.9, 23–24.9, 25–26.9, ≥27), alcohol intake (non-drinker, <150, 150–299, 300–450, ≥450 g/week (women, ≥300 g/week)), smoking (never, past, <20, ≥20 cigarettes /day), history of hypertension, leisure-time physical activity. Stratified by area.

BMI, body mass index.