Table 3

Hospitalisation* and mortality in diabetic subjects, by age and gender.



45–64 years
65–74 years
Over 74 years



males
females
males
females
males
females

All hospitalisations
Rates
376
363
569
417
668
527

RR
2.04
2.04
1.33
1.47
1.07
1.19

95% ci
1.99–2.08
1.99–2.1
1.31–1.35
1.43–1.50
1.05–1.08
1.17–1.21
Ischemic heart disease
Rates
29.3
11.1
36.8
22.4
37.4
27.9

RR
3.37
7.36
1.72
3.26
1.18
1.72

95% ci
3.06–3.7
5.98–9.04
1.56–1.90
2.83–3.75
1.05–1.32
1.55–1.91
Acute myocardial infarction
Rates
8.1
3
8.9
5.1
13
11.1

RR
3.22
6.21
1.76
2.58
1.23
1.74

95% ci
2.69–3.85
4.2–9.19
1.43–2.17
1.94–3.45
1.01–1.5
1.48–2.06
Heart failure
Rates
9.2
4.1
21.9
13
39.3
34.7

RR
6.14
9.28
2.55
3.15
1.23
1.42

95% ci
5.11–7.36
6.52–13.19
2.22–2.93
2.62–3.79
1.09–1.38
1.29–1.55
Cerebrovascular diseases
Rates
13.2
9.2
32.6
19.1
37.3
35.4

RR
3.64
4.61
2.03
2.34
0.95
1.28

95% ci
3.16–4.19
3.71–5.72
1.82–2.26
2.02–2.71
0.58–1.06
1.17–1.40
Stroke
Rates
6.2
4.2
12.5
7.3
15.3
16.5

RR
3.64
4.81
1.88
2.28
0.88
1.20

95% ci
2.96–4.48
3.48–6.66
1.58–2.25
1.79–2.89
0.74–1.06
1.05–1.37
Peripheral vascular diseases
Rates
20.2
8.7
34.6
8.8
35.7
14.9

RR
7.25
10.48
2.49
2.84
1.7
2.17

95% ci
6.4–8.22
8.21–13.37
2.24–2.78
2.27–3.55
1.5–1.92
1.87–2.51
Low limb amputations
Rates
6.7
2.8
6.2
1.7
6
4.7

RR
13.01
10.27
6.1
2.85
2.38
3.04

95% ci
10.16–16.66
6.68–15.78
4.47–8.31
1.72–4.7
1.73–3.27
2.31–3.99
Kidney diseases
Rates
11.3
8.5
13.6
7.8
10.7
8

RR
6.04
6.21
2.75
2.8
0.97
1.88

95% ci
5.13–7.12
4.93–7.83
2.31–3.29
2.21–3.54
0.78–1.21
1.54–2.28
Mortality
Rates
9.23
6.93
26.4
16.1
83.6
63.4

RR
1.72
2.62
1.1
1.86
0.98
1.02

95% ci
1.58–1.88
2.29–2.97
1.02–1.21
1.74–1.98
0.91–1.06
0.94–1.11

* Rates (*1000) in diabetics and relative risk with 95% confidence interval (respect to non diabetics)

Brocco et al. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2007 6:5   doi:10.1186/1475-2840-6-5