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Study population
| Description | Count |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | |
| Patients age (18 at January 1, 2005 | 69,747 |
| Exclusion | |
| Diabetic patients | −389 = 69,358 |
| Patients with unknown glucose | −14,559 = 54,717 |
| Patients with unknown lipid | −1023 = 53,862 |
| Patients with unknown BP | −498 = 53,598 |
| Nondiabetic patients who did not survive 5 years | −10,089 = 43,509 |
