Table 3 Hazard Ratios (HR; 95% CI) for 10-years overall mortality in 1917 outpatients with type 2 diabetes mellitus according to the follow-up parameters (MODEL 1)

Male gender

.62

.22

1.86

1.20

2.88

0.005

Age

.08

.01

1.09

1.06

1.12

<0.001

Lipid-lowering drugs

-.57

.24

.56

.35

.90

0.017

Triglycerides tertiles

  - I tertile

1

-

-

0.054

  - II tertile

.31

.26

1.37

.82

2.30

0.233

  - III tertile

.63

.26

1.87

1.12

3.13

0.016

Antidiabetic treatment

  - Diet

1

-

-

0.011

  - Biguanides

-.76

.37

.47

.22

.96

0.040

  - Sulfonylureas

-.74

.64

.48

.14

1.67

0.247

  - Biguanides  +  Sulfonylureas

-.86

.35

.42

.21

.83

0.013

  - Insulin

.11

.35

1.11

.56

2.20

0.756

  - Insulin  +  OHA

-.21

.37

.81

.39

1.66

0.568