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. 2019 Nov 16;18:157. doi: 10.1186/s12933-019-0953-7

Table 4.

Adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals for the incidence of cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality during follow up according to the presence and type of diabetes mellitus in subgroups

n Age groups Sex
Age < 65 years Age ≥ 65 years Men
Without diabetes T2D T1D Without diabetes T2D T1D Without diabetes T2D T1D
16,432,505 1,336,352 6444 2,067,646 577,151 2953 9,435,968 1,125,851 5348
Myocardial infarction
 Events (n) 45,760 15,003 127 37,952 17,663 144 49,094 19,398 161
 Follow-up durationa 74,096,761.66 6,371,484.62 30,193.35 10,061,079.61 2,822,286.48 14,113.17 43,604,234.55 5,351,613.56 24,915.64
 IRb 61.760 235.470 420.620 377.220 625.840 1020.320 112.590 362.470 646.181
 Adjusted HR (95% CI) 1 (Ref.) 1.384 (1.349–1.419) 2.549 (2.138–3.038) 1 (Ref.) 1.462 (1.430–1.495) 2.418 (2.051–2.850) 1 (Ref.) 1.362 (1.333–1.393) 2.307 (1.975–2.696)
Hospitalization for HF
 Events (n) 33,468 12,533 158 55,705 23,915 218 45,079 19,112 207
 Follow-up durationa 74,137,669.23 6,382,665.72 30,199.82 10,050,780.96 2,820,411.82 14,038.75 43,638,053.44 5,362,891.91 24,894.04
 IRb 45.140 196.360 523.180 554.240 847.930 1552.840 103.302 356.375 831.524
 Adjusted HR (95% CI) 1 (Ref.) 1.533 (1.490–1.577) 4.015 (3.427–4.704) 1 (Ref.) 1.397 (1.371–1.424) 2.722 (2.382–3.112) 1 (Ref.) 1.419 (1.388–1.451) 3.079 (2.683–3.533)
Atrial fibrillation
 Events (n) 50,060 11,523 89 55,502 18,220 138 59,913 17,762 133
 Follow-up durationa 74,095,720.84 6,381,466.71 30,291.22 10,032,075.49 2,823,462.67 14,134.49 43,594,810.10 5,358,747.06 24,969.15
 IRb 67.561 180.570 293.815 553.245 645.307 976.335 137.431 331.458 532.657
 Adjusted HR (95% CI) 1 (Ref.) 1.109 (1.079–1.141) 1.928 (1.565–2.374) 1 (Ref.) 1.072 (1.050–1.095) 1.668 (1.410–1.973) 1 (Ref.) 1.087 (1.064–1.111) 1.688 (1.423–2.003)
All-cause mortality
 Events (n) 96,885 30,131 300 152,737 63,887 576 161,569 62,460 581
 Follow-up durationa 74,189,668.59 6,403,591.13 30,439.67 10,137,129.57 2,858,007.68 14,349.12 43,703,573.26 5,391,593.98 25,187.91
 IRb 130.590 470.530 985.560 1506.710 2235.370 4014.180 369.690 1158.470 2306.660
 Adjusted HR (95% CI) 1 (Ref.) 1.653 (1.623–1.683) 3.328 (2.969–3.731) 1 (Ref.) 1.491 (1.474–1.509) 2.833 (2.609–3.076) 1 (Ref.) 1.514 (1.496–1.532) 2.790 (2.571–3.029)
n Sex Presence of chronic kidney disease
Women No Yes
Without diabetes T2D T1D Without diabetes T2D T1D Without diabetes T2D T1D
9,064,183 787,652 4049 17,617,783 1,700,766 7652 882,368 212,737 1745
Myocardial infarction
 Events (n) 34,618 13,268 110 73,275 25,485 175 10,437 7181 96
 Follow-up durationa 40,553,606.72 3,842,157.55 19,390.88 79,549,644.55 8,151,279.45 36,173.82 4,608,196.72 1,042,491.65 8132.69
 IRb 85.364 345.327 567.277 92.110 312.650 483.780 226.490 688.830 1180.420
 Adjusted HR (95% CI) 1 (Ref.) 1.497 (1.458–1.536) 2.576 (2.133–3.111) 1 (Ref.) 1.350 (1.325–1.376) 2.127 (1.832–2.470) 1 (Ref.) 1.649 (1.590–1.711) 2.938 (2.399–3.599)
Hospitalization for HF
 Events (n) 44,094 17,336 169 73,630 26,005 227 15,543 10,443 149
 Follow-up durationa 40,550,396.75 3,840,185.63 19,344.54 79,583,758.88 8,163,014.47 36,164.03 4,604,691.30 1,040,063.07 8074.54
 IRb 108.739 451.437 873.632 92.520 318.570 627.700 337.550 1004.070 1845.310
 Adjusted HR (95% CI) 1 (Ref.) 1.415 (1.383–1.447) 2.962 (2.543–3.451) 1 (Ref.) 1.320 (1.296–1.345) 2.654 (2.327–3.027) 1 (Ref.) 1.603 (1.555–1.651) 3.225 (2.740–3.796)
Atrial fibrillation
 Events (n) 45,649 11,981 94 91,616 23,224 147 13,946 6519 80
 Follow-up durationa 40,532,986.22 3,846,182.32 19,456.56 79,525,314.43 8,159,959.21 36,253.65 4,602,481.89 1,044,970.17 8172.06
 IRb 112.622 311.504 483.127 115.204 284.609 405.476 303.010 623.846 978.946
 Adjusted HR (95% CI) 1 (Ref.) 1.080 (1.052–1.108) 1.834 (1.496–2.247) 1 (Ref.) 1.053 (1.033–1.073) 1.592 (1.353–1.873) 1 (Ref.) 1.168 (1.126–1.210) 1.955 (1.566–2.440)
All-cause mortality
 Events (n) 88,053 31,558 295 212,747 71,494 573 36,875 22,524 303
 Follow-up durationa 40,623,224.90 3,870,004.83 19,600.87 79,697,361.81 8,204,635.79 36,493.65 4,629,436.35 1,056,963.02 8295.14
 IRb 216.760 815.450 1505.040 266.940 871.390 1570.140 796.530 2131.010 3652.740
 Adjusted HR (95% CI) 1 (Ref.) 1.505 (1.480–1.530) 3.051 (2.718–3.424) 1 (Ref.) 1.463 (1.447–1.479) 2.642 (2.433–2.870) 1 (Ref.) 1.588 (1.556–1.620) 3.006 (2.681–3.369)

Adjusted for age, sex, smoking history, alcohol history, regular exercise, monthly income, body mass index, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and fasting plasma glucose. Statistically significant values among the hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) were given in italic

T2D type 2 diabetes, T1D type 1 diabetes IR incidence rate, HR hazard ratio, HF heart failure

aIn person-years

bPer 100,000 person-years