Type 2 diabetes is independently associated with all-cause mortality secondary to ventricular tachyarrhythmias

Table 3 Unmatched uni- and multivariable hazard ratios to predict the primary prognostic endpoint of long-term all-cause mortality at 2 years (n = 2422)

	n (%)	Univariable			Multivariable
	n (%)	HR	95% CI	p value	HR	95% CI	p value
Age > 70 years	1057 (44)	1.924	1.714–2.210	0.001	1.560	1.305–1.866	0.001
Male gender	1728 (72)	0.945	0.822–1.086	0.428	1.299	1.069–1.579	0.008
Chronic kidney disease	1188 (49)	3.637	3.136–4.218	0.001	2.792	2.293–3.400	0.001
Acute myocardial infarction	687 (28)	1.422	1.245–1.624	0.001	0.719	0.587–0.881	0.001
LVEF < 55%	1247 (52)	1.622	1.332–1.976	0.001	1.861	1.509–2.294	0.001
Coronary artery disease	1490 (62)	0.959	0.842–1.091	0.521	0.938	0.766–1.147	0.531
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation	1256 (52)	2.312	2.146–2.491	0.001	1.841	1.657–2.045	0.001
Presence of an ICD, overall	860 (36)	0.207	0.172–0.248	0.001	0.245	0.196–0.306	0.001
Diabetes	613 (25)	1.513	1.322–1.731	0.001	1.209	1.010–1.447	0.039

CI confidence interval, CKD chronic kidney disease, HR hazard ratio, ICD implantable cardioverter defibrillator, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction
Level of significance p < 0.05; statistical trend p < 0.1

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