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. 2017 Oct 26;61(1):108–116. doi: 10.1007/s00125-017-4478-x

Table 1.

Abridged life table for men and women with type 2 diabetes vs population of Scotland without type 2 diabetes; period 2012–2014

Observed data in type 2 diabetes cohort Observed data in type 2 diabetes-free population Estimated life expectancy (95% CI)
Age interval (years) Person-years Deaths Death rate per 1000 P-Y Person-years Deaths Death rate per 1000 P-Y Type 2 diabetes cohort Type 2 diabetes-free population LE differencea
Men
  40–44 12,858 64 5.0 529,939 1305 2.5 35.3 (35.0, 35.7) 39.4 (39.3, 39.4) −4.1 (−4.4, −3.8)
  45–49 23,795 125 5.3 569,618 1811 3.2 31.2 (30.9, 31.4) 34.8 (34.7, 34.9) −3.6 (−3.8, −3.4)
  50–54 36,860 300 8.1 537,661 2368 4.4 26.9 (26.7, 27.1) 30.3 (30.3, 30.4) −3.4 (−3.6, −3.2)
  55–59 48,318 559 11.6 460,249 3200 7.0 23.0 (22.8, 23.1) 26.0 (25.9, 26.0) −3.0 (−3.2, −2.8)
  60–64 58,216 990 17.0 408,713 4348 10.6 19.2 (19.0, 19.3) 21.8 (21.7, 21.9) −2.6 (−2.8, −2.4)
  65–69 65,217 1546 23.7 363,325 6118 16.8 15.7 (15.5, 15.8) 17.8 (17.8, 17.9) −2.1 (−2.3, −1.9)
  70–74 55,740 2246 40.3 255,444 7160 28.0 12.3 (12.2, 12.4) 14.2 (14.1, 14.2) −1.9 (−2.0, −1.8)
  75–79 47,135 2991 63.5 193,469 8779 45.4 9.5 (9.4, 9.6) 10.9 (10.9, 11.0) −1.4 (−1.5, −1.3)
  80–84 29,732 2978 100.2 127,063 9812 77.2 7.2 (7.0, 7.3) 8.1 (8.0, 8.2) −0.9 (−1.0, −0.8)
  85–89 12,696 2076 163.5 64,202 8810 137.2 5.3 (5.2, 5.4) 5.8 (5.7, 5.8) −0.5 (−0.6, −0.4)
Women
  40–44 9116 30 3.3 568,674 776 1.4 37.2 (36.8, 37.5) 42.6 (42.6, 42.7) −5.4 (−5.8, −5.0)
  45–49 15,936 73 4.6 612,448 1190 1.9 32.7 (32.5, 33.0) 37.9 (37.9, 38.0) −5.2 (−5.5, −4.9)
  50–54 23,908 174 7.3 577,364 1751 3.0 28.4 (28.2, 28.7) 33.3 (33.2, 33.3) −4.9 (−5.2, −4.6)
  55–59 31,453 302 9.6 500,295 2322 4.6 24.4 (24.2, 24.6) 28.7 (28.7, 28.8) −4.3 (−4.5, −4.1)
  60–64 38,141 530 13.9 450,705 3202 7.1 20.5 (20.3, 20.7) 24.4 (24.3, 24.4) −3.9 (−4.1, −3.7)
  65–69 44,864 999 22.3 415,240 4529 10.9 16.8 (16.6, 16.9) 20.1 (20.1, 20.2) −3.3 (−3.5, −3.1)
  70–74 46,212 1523 33.0 318,672 6036 18.9 13.5 (13.3, 13.6) 16.1 (16.1, 16.2) −2.6 (−2.7, −2.5)
  75–79 45,181 2433 53.8 264,813 8592 32.4 10.4 (10.3, 10.5) 12.5 (12.4, 12.5) −2.1 (−2.2, −2.0)
  80–84 33,888 2861 84.4 200,719 11,853 59.1 7.9 (7.8, 8.0) 9.3 (9.2, 9.3) −1.4 (−1.5, −1.3)
  85–89 18,174 2546 140.1 125,136 13,454 107.5 5.8 (5.7, 5.9) 6.6 (6.6, 6.6) −0.8 (−0.9, −0.7)

aDifference calculated as: type 2 diabetes cohort life expectancy minus type 2 diabetes-free population life expectancy; negative values indicate lower life expectancy in type 2 diabetes cohort

LE, life expectancy; P-Y, person-years