Table 2.

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Diabetes (type 2) (step 1)		Co-morbidity (step 2)		Exposure (step 3)
Terms “Type 2 diabetes” OR “Type II diabetes” OR “Diabetes-Mellitus-Non-Insulin-Dependent” OR “diabetes type 2” OR “Adult Onset Diabetes Mellitus” OR “Slow Onset Diabetes Mellitus” OR “Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus” OR “Slow-Onset Diabetes Mellitus” OR “Stable Diabetes Mellitus” OR “Ketosis Resistant Diabetes Mellitus”	AND	Terms “Diabetic Microangiopathy” OR “Microangiopathies Diabetic” OR “Diabetic Microangiopathies” OR “Vascular Diseases Diabetic” OR “Angiopathies Diabetic” OR “Diabetic Vascular Complication” OR “Diabetic Vascular Disease” OR “Vascular Complications” OR “Diabetic Vascular Disease” OR “Diabetic Vascular Diseases” OR “Diabetic Vascular Complications”	AND	Terms Inflammation* OR “Acute-Phase Reaction” OR “Foreign-Body Reaction” OR “Neurogenic Inflammation” OR Seroma* OR “Serositis” OR Suppuration* OR “Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome”
Combined with OR		Combined with OR		Combined with OR