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. 2017 Oct 25;7(10):e015870. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-015870

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Relative survival with 95% CI for men and women with type 2 diabetes after 10 years in different subgroups. Men: blue diamond, women: red square. BMI, body mass index; CVD, cardiovascular disease. *Defined as the absence of albuminuria, neuropathy and diabetic retinopathy; †defined as non-smoking patients without a history of CVD and microvascular complications.