title: Mortality in a cohort of diabetic patients. Causes and relative risks.
abstract: In a prospective study of mortality in a large group of Scottish diabetic patients, ischaemic heart disease was responsible for 51% of deaths, with the diabetic relative risks of death being 3.8, 2.7 and 2.2 for the age groups 45-64, 65-74, and 75 years and over, respectively. The diabetic relative risks for mortality from all causes were 5.5, 2.3, 1.7, 1.3 for age ranges 15-44, 45-64, 65-74, and 75 and over, respectively. The all cancer mortality rate is not reduced in diabetic individuals.
authors.affiliation: Tayside Health Board, Dundee, UK.
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Waugh
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Dallas
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Newton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000401:mortality; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000401:mortality; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000401:mortality*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality; D012307:Risk Factors; D012606:Scotland