Table 3.
Standardized mortality ratio for heart disease, stroke and cancer by age band and sex for patients with type 2 diabetes
| Men with type 2 diabetes |
SMR (95% CI†) Heart disease‡ |
SMR (95% CI†) Stroke§ |
SMR (95% CI†) Cancer¶ |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | n | |||
| <25 | 1 | |||
| 25–34 | 51 | |||
| 35–44 | 275 | 331 NS (8–1,857) | ||
| 45–54 | 921 | 143 NS (46–332) | 362 NS (40–1,204) | 237 (118–422) |
| 55–64 | 1,624 | 199 (133–286) | 337 (161–618) | 118 NS (83–163) |
| 65–74 | 1,818 | 199 (157–249) | 210 (135–313) | 132 (109–158) |
| 75–84 | 992 | 141 (110–177) | 106 NS (70–154) | 99 NS (80–120) |
| ≥85 | 186 | 78 NS (46–124) | 59 NS (27–112) | 49 (28–82) |
| Overall | 5,868 | 154 (133–177) | 129 (101–163) | 109 NS (97–123) |
| Women with type 2 diabetes |
SMR (95% CI) Heart disease‡ |
SMR (95% CI) Stroke§ |
SMR (95% CI) Cancer¶ |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | n | |||
| <25 | 5 | |||
| 25–34 | 37 | |||
| 35–44 | 220 | 1,933 (242–7,224) | 233 NS (6–1299) | |
| 45–54 | 626 | 1,065 (272–2,560) | 266 NS (6–1,392) | 109 NS (29–276) |
| 55–64 | 1,101 | 596 (308–1,040) | 347 (112–803) | 114 NS (70–176) |
| 65–74 | 1,501 | 382 (268–529) | 263 (158–410) | 174 (140–213) |
| 75–84 | 1,055 | 214 (163–277) | 122 NS (82–174) | 92 NS (70–117) |
| ≥85 | 266 | 92 NS (56–142) | 83 NS (51–126) | 89 NS (56–133) |
| Overall | 4,811 | 217 (182–258) | 129 (101–161) | 120 (104–137) |
†The 95% confidence intervals (CI) 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: Death rates, by sex and age, Scotland, 2001 to 2014 from ischemic heart disease (Table 6.8) https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/general-publications/vital-events-reference-tables/2015/section-6-deaths-causes (accessed 16/11/17).
§Scottish mortality rates estimated from National Records of Scotland Vital Events Reference Tables 2015: Death rates, by sex and age, Scotland, 2001 to 2014 from cerebrovascular disease (Table 6.9) https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/general-publications/vital-events-reference-tables/2015/section-6-deaths-causes (accessed 16/11/17).
¶Scottish mortality rates estimated from National Records of Scotland Vital Events Reference Tables 2015: Death rates, by sex and age, Scotland, 2001 to 2014 from malignant neoplasms (all sites) (Table 6.6) https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/general-publications/vital-events-reference-tables/2015/section-6-deaths-causes (accessed 16/11/17). NS, not significant; SMR, standardized mortality ratio.