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Table 4 Summary of prevalence rates of cardiovascular comorbidities in persons with type 2 diabetes

From: Prevalence of cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes: a systematic literature review of scientific evidence from across the world in 2007–2017

Sex

Cardiovascular outcome

Studies

N

Ratea (%)

95% confidence interval (%)

Both

Stroke

39

3,901,505

7.6

6.6–8.6

 

Myocardial infarction

13

3,518,833

10.0

7.5–12.5

 

Angina pectoris

4

354,743

14.6

12.0–17.3

 

Heart failure

14

601,154

14.9

13.0–16.7

 

Atherosclerosis

4

1153

29.1

21.7–36.4

 

Coronary artery disease

42

3,833,200

21.2

20.3–22.2

 

Cardiovascular disease (any)

53

4,289,140

32.2

30.0–34.4

Malesb

Stroke

10

232,525

6.7

6.0–7.3

 

Myocardial infarction

2

1170

11.9

4.3–19.5

 

Angina pectoris

1

454

21.1

16.3–26.9

 

Heart failure

4

73,361

25.3

11.4–39.2

 

Coronary artery disease

9

237,367

18.7

16.5–20.8

 

Cardiovascular disease

16

241,406

27.6

25.3–29.9

Femalesb

Stroke

10

202,348

5.9

5.1–6.7

 

Myocardial infarction

2

1812

9.8

3.5–16.0

 

Angina pectoris

1

803

17.4

15.0–20.2

 

Heart failure

4

62,690

24.0

11.2–36.8

 

Coronary artery disease

10

205,493

14.3

12.4–16.1

 

Cardiovascular disease

16

209,153

27.2

22.7–31.7

  1. aWeighted by inverse variance
  2. bNo studies reported atherosclerosis for males or females; only in the aggregate. Rates for males and females do not sum to the total as not all studies reported all outcomes