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. 2019 Jul 25;11(1):55–61. doi: 10.1111/jdi.13067

Table 5.

Standardized mortality ratio by all causes and specific mortalities

Duration of DM diagnosis

All causes

(95% CI)

n = 2116

Heart disease

(95% CI)

n = 404

Stroke§

(95% CI)

n = 180

Cancer

(95% CI)

n = 588

Men
<5 years 120 (107–1,330) 132 (103–167) 114 NS (73–172) 115 NS (95–137)
5–10 years 138 (125,151) 175 (143–212) 123 NS (82–176) 113 NS (94–135)
10 years 106 NS (96–117) 118 NS (94–147) 126 NS (88–175) 75 (61–92)
Women
<5 years 130 (116–146) 154 (107–212) 98 NS (62–149) 108 NS (85–134)
5–10 years 143 (129–159) 195 (146–255) 148 (105–202) 126 (103–154)
10 years 120 (107–134) 214 (165–274) 107 NS (73–153) 78 (60–99)

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).

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).

95% confidence intervals calculated using Byar's method, 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. DM, diabetes; NS, not significant.