Table 4

 Duration of diabetes and adjusted RR of major CHD events and death from CHD, CVD, and all causes in men with no diagnosis of CHD

No diabetesDuration of diabetesp Value for trend
<7 years7–12 years>12 years
†Adjusted for age, smoking, social class, BMI, physical activity and alcohol intake.
Number47231193647
Major CHD events
    Number38216812
    Adjusted† RR1.001.67 (1.01 to 2.75)2.65 (1.31 to 5.35)2.67 (1.46 to 4.88)<0.0001
CHD deaths
    Number20711510
    Adjusted† RR1.002.16 (1.17 to 3.97)3.23 (1.33 to 7.88)4.04 (2.86 to 7.93)<0.0001
CVD deaths
    Number34919612
    Adjusted† RR1.002.24 (1.41 to 3.56)2.23 (0.99 to 5.01)3.01 (1.64 to 5.51)<0.0001
Total deaths
    Number90037917
    Adjusted† RR1.001.74 (1.24 to 2.43)1.39 (0.72 to 2.68)1.84 (1.12 to 3.03)0.0002