Table 2 Overall incidence of cardiovascular events (per 1000 person-years)
Overall | HbA1c < 6.5% | 6.5 ≤ HbA1c < 7.0% | 7.0 ≤ HbA1c < 7.5% | 7.5 ≤ HbA1c < 8.5% | HbA1c ≥ 8.5% | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 1328) | (< 6.5%) | (6.5–7%) | (7–7.5%) | (7.5–8.5%) | (≥ 8.5%) | ||
(n = 267) | (n = 268) | (n = 262) | (n = 287) | (n = 244) | |||
All-cause death, n (/1000 person-years) | 216 (27.2) | 48 (33.3) | 45 (30.9) | 38 (24.2) | 44 (25.0) | 41 (23.8) | 0.83 |
Cardiovascular death, n (/1000 person-years) | 81 (10.2) | 21 (14.6) | 12 (8.2) | 11 (7.0) | 17 (9.6) | 20 (11.6) | 0.18 |
Sudden death, n (/1000 person-years) | 23 (2.9) | 8 (5.6) | 2 (1.4) | 2 (1.3) | 4 (2.3) | 7 (4.1) | 0.11 |
Acute myocardial infarction, n (/1000 person-years) | 8 (1.0) | 2 (1.4) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 3 (1.7) | 2 (1.2) | 0.55 |
Heart failure and cardiogenic shock, n (/1000 person-years) | 26 (3.3) | 3 (2.1) | 5 (3.4) | 5 (3.2) | 5 (2.8) | 8 (4.6) | 0.51 |
Cerebrovascular event, n (/1000 person-years) | 16 (2.0) | 6 (4.2) | 4 (2.7) | 1 (0.6) | 4 (2.3) | 1 (0.6) | 0.24 |
Other cardiovascular causes, n (/1000 person-years) | 8 (1.0) | 2 (1.4) | 0 (0) | 3 (1.9) | 1 (0.6) | 2 (1.2) | 0.48 |