Research Article
Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Mortality in Diabetics and Nondiabetic Subjects: A Population-Based Study (Italy)
Table 1
Characteristics of the study cohort by diabetes status and sex.
| | Characteristics | No diabetes | Diabetes | Total | | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females |
| | Population 20–84 years | 187886 | 195837 | 13074 | 10364 | 200960 | 206201 | | Foreigners*: (%) | 25749 (13.7) | 28104 (14.3) | 950 (7.3) | 862 (8.3) | 26699 (13.3) | 28966 (14.0) | | Age (years): median (IQR) | 44 (34–59) | 47 (35–62) | 66 (57–74) | 69 (60–76) | 46 (35–61) | 48 (36–63) | | Dead: (%) | 4090 (2.2) | 3090 (1.6) | 1240 (9.5) | 788 (7.6) | 5330 (2.6) | 3878 (1.9) | | Emigrated: (%) | 417 (0.2) | 319 (0.2) | 16 (0.1) | 12 (0.1) | 433 (0.2) | 331 (0.2) | | Person-years | 558521 | 583162 | 37234 | 29842 | 595755 | 613004 | | Diabetes treatment regimen | | | | | | | | Diet only | | | 3213 (24.6) | 2626 (25.3) | | | | Oral drugs | | | 6760 (51.7) | 5219 (50.4) | | | | Insulin | | | 3101 (23.7) | 2519 (24.3) | | |
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Based on the country of birth.
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