Table 1.
Standardized mortality ratio for type 2 diabetes patients over the 5‐year study period by age
| Age (years) | No. deaths/sample size |
SMR (95% CI†) All‡ |
SMR (95% CI†) Men |
SMR (95% CI†) Women |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <25 | 0/6 | |||
| 25–34 | 2/88 | 542 NS (61–1,806) | 1,933 (242–7,224) | |
| 35–44 | 14/495 | 330 (180–553) | 157 NS (51–365) | 683 (312–1,294) |
| 45–54 | 60/1547 | 232 (177–299) | 190 (133–264) | 283 (182–422) |
| 55–64 | 203/2725 | 188 (163–216) | 159 (132–189) | 220 (174–275) |
| 65–74 | 563/3319 | 176 (162–192) | 154 (138–172) | 195 (171–222) |
| 75–84 | 659/2047 | 132 (122–143) | 124 (111–137) | 137 (122–153) |
| ≥85 | 263/452 | 102 NS (90–115) | 108 NS (89–128) | 96 NS (81–113) |
| Overall | 1764/10679 | 145 (139–152) | 136 (128–145) | 148 (138–159) |
†The 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated using Byar's method1, which is accurate for observed frequencies of five or more. For smaller observed frequencies, an exact method based on the Poisson distribution is used21, 22.
‡Scottish mortality rates estimated from National Records of Scotland Vital Events Reference Tables 2015 Table 5.1(b): Death rates, by sex and age, Scotland, 2001 to 2014 https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/general-publications/vital-events-reference-tables/2015/section-5-deaths (accessed 15/11/17). NS, not significant.