Mortality in diabetic subjects: an eleven-year follow-up of a community-based population

• Published in: Diabetic medicine Vol. 11; no. 10; p. 968
• Main Authors: Walters, D P, Gatling, W, Houston, A C, Mullee, M A, Julious, S A, Hill, R D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.12.1994
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cause of Death; Diabetes Complications; Diabetes Mellitus - mortality; England - epidemiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Ischemia - etiology; Myocardial Ischemia - mortality; Risk Factors; Sentinel Surveillance; Wales - epidemiology; England; Wales

In 1979, all the known diabetic subjects (849) were identified from a community (population 81851), of whom 717 (85%) were reviewed by a single observer. Using the NHS Central Register, follow-up was completed for 98% of subjects. After 11 years, 306 (42.7%) diabetic subjects had died, of whom 65 we...