Table 2.

A summary of cause of death in those with type 2 diabetes

Death from	Intensive (n = 60)	Standard (n = 64)	Observation (n = 36)	Test of difference: intensive vs. standard	Test of difference: intensive vs. combined
Cardiovascular cause (%)	1 (1.7)	12 (18.8)	11 (30.6)	p = 0.002	p ≤ 0.001
Infection (%)	7 (11.7)	9 (14.1)	3 (8.3)	p = 0.69	p = 0.95
Renal disease (%)	3 (5)	0 (0)	0 (0)	p = 0.11	p = 0.05
Old age/dementia/cancer (%)	4 (6.7)	6 (9.4)	2 (5.6)	p = 0.75	p = 1.0
Glycaemic emergency (%)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	NA	NA
Other/unknown cause (%)	5 (8.3)	5 (7.8)	3 (8.3)	p = 1.0	p = 1.0
Total (%)	20 (33.3)	32 (50)	19 (52.8)	p = 0.056	p = 0.025

Cardiovascular death was the leading cause of fatality which was reduced with nurse led intervention in those with type 2 diabetes

Numbers in italics signify statistically significant differences