Table 2 Relative mortality risk and 95% confidence intervals within 5 years of follow-up between subjects reporting diabetes as a chronic illness in the Swedish Living Conditions Survey 1980–2004 and those not reporting diabetes.

Males

   1980–1984

3.28 (2.72 – 3.96)

2.04 (1.69 – 2.46)

2.08 (1.73 – 2.52)

1.93 (1.60 – 2.33)

   1985–1989

3.46 (2.81 – 4.26)

2.13 (1.73 – 2.63)

2.17 (1.76 – 2.68)

2.07 (1.68 – 2.55)

   1990–1994

3.52 (2.80 – 4.44)

2.28 (1.81 – 2.88)

2.29 (1.82 – 2.89)

2.22 (1.76 – 2.79)

   1995–1999

4.11 (3.26 – 5.17)

2.51 (2.00 – 3.17)

2.54 (2.02 – 3.20)

2.42 (1.93 – 3.05)

   2000–2004

3.35 (2.60 – 4.30)

2.09 (1.63 – 2.69)

2.12 (1.65 – 2.73)

1.97 (1.53 – 2.53)

Females

   1980–1984

4.52 (3.72 – 5.49)

2.47 (2.03 – 3.00)

2.51 (2.07 – 3.06)

2.39 (1.97 – 2.91)

   1985–1989

5.05 (4.07 – 6.25)

2.77 (2.24 – 3.43)

2.80 (2.26 – 3.47)

2.69 (2.17 – 3.33)

   1990–1994

5.35 (4.20 – 6.81)

2.43 (1.91 – 3.10)

2.49 (1.96 – 3.18)

2.44 (1.91 – 3.11)

   1995–1999

2.77 (2.04 – 3.76)

1.45 (1.07 – 1.98)

1.47 (1.08 – 2.00)

1.41 (1.04 – 1.92)

   2000–2004

3.52 (2.61 – 4.75)

1.90 (1.40 – 2.56)

1.92 (1.42 – 2.59)

1.80 (1.33 – 2.43)

Model 1: crude model

Model 2: controlling for age

Model 3: controlling for age, daily smoking, and socioeconomic status

Model 4: controlling for age, daily smoking, socioeconomic status, CHD and hypertension¹