Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Mortality in Diabetics and Nondiabetic Subjects: A Population-Based Study (Italy)

Table 3

of dead, age-adjusted death rates (AADR) per 100.000 person/years and incidence rate ratios (IRR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) by sex and diabetes status, for cause of death.

Causes

Males

Females

Total

No diabetes

With diabetes

No diabetes

With diabetes

No diabetes

With diabetes

AADR; (95% CI)

AADR; (95% CI)

IRR; (95% CI)

AADR; (95% CI)

AADR; (95% CI)

IRR; (95% CI)

AADR; (95% CI)

AADR; (95% CI)

IRR; (95% CI)

All causes; (A00–T98)

4090

869.5; (843.3–895.6)

1240

1662.9; (1432.5–1893.2)

1.63; (1.52–1.73)

3090

600.5; (579.6–621.4)

788

1197.0; (1077.5–1316.4)

1.77; (1.64–1.92)

7180

730.9; (714.2–747.5)

2028

1422.7; (1295.3–1550.2)

1.68; (1.60–1.78)

CVD; (I00–I99)

1161

249.8; (235.5–264.0)

357

432.5; (373.8–491.2)

1.56; (1.38–1.76)

1017

200.0; (187.8–212.2)

271

360.3; (315.0–405.5)

1.69; (1.47–1.93)

2178

224.1; (214.8–233.5)

628

395.3; (358.5–432.0)

1.61; (1.47–1.76)

AMI; (I21–I23)

221

46.4 (40.2–52.5)

57

70.9 (50.6–91.1)

1.48 (1.10–1.99)

137

26.9 (22.4–31.4)

39

51.6 (34.9–68.3)

1.81 (1.27–2.59)

358

36.3 (32.6–40.1)

96

60.9 (47.9–74.0)

1.59 (1.27–1.99)

Other CVD

950

203.4 (190.5–216.3)

300

361.6 (306.5–416.8)

1.58 (1.39–1.80)

880

173.1 (161.7–184.5)

232

308.6 (266.5–350.8)

1.67 (1.44–1.93)

1820

187.8 (179.2–196.4)

532

334.3 (299.9–368.8)

1.62 (1.47–1.78)

Diabetes; (E10–E14)

18

3.8; (2.0–5.6)

125

139.9; (114.2–165.6)

37.22; (22.61–61.30)

13

2.5; (1.1–3.9)

89

119.4; (90.9–147.9)

44.79; (24.98–80.31)

31

3.1; (2.0–4.2)

214

129.3; (110.1–148.6)

40.46; (27.68–59.14)

Renal causes; (N00–N39)

87

19.0; (15.0–23.0)

25

26.1; (15.8–36.4)

1.37; (0.88–2.14)

59

11.5; (8.6–14.4)

21

26.0; (14.8–37.1)

2.37; (1.43–3.91)

146

15.1; (12.7–17.6)

46

26.0; (18.4–33.6)

1.71; (1.22–2.38)

Other causes

2824

596.9; (575.1–618.7)

733

1064.4; (842.9–1285.8)

1.44; (1.32–1.56)

2001

386.5; (369.7–403.4)

407

691.3; (584.5–798.1)

1.51; (1.35–1.68)

4825

488.5; (474.8–502.2)

1140

872.1; (751.5–992.7)

1.46; (1.37–1.56)

CVD = cardiovascular disease; AMI = acute myocardial infarction; AADR = age-adjusted death rate, using Italian population at 31.12.2009, stratified by sex.
IRR = calculated using Poisson model, adjusted for age, and sex. People without diabetes were used as reference.