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Table 2 Association between diabetes and the risk of lower extremity amputation for chronic limb-threatening ischemia: Cox proportional hazards regression analysis

From: Diabetes and other vascular risk factors in association with the risk of lower extremity amputation in chronic limb-threatening ischemia: a prospective cohort study

Characteristics

Person-years

Cases

HR (95% CI)a

HR (95% CI)b

All subjects

 No diabetes

1,106,992

310

1.00

1.00

 Diabetes

82,938

346

13.61 (11.64–15.91)

13.41 (11.38–15.79)

 Diabetes < 5 years

35,685

96

9.12 (7.25–11.48)

8.95 (7.07–11.32)

 Diabetes 5 to < 10 years

21,057

71

11.33 (8.74–14.69)

11.13 (8.55–14.49)

 Diabetes 10− < 15 years

14,143

88

19.98 (15.71–25.42)

19.66 (15.38–25.12)

 Diabetes 15+ years

12,053

91

23.67 (18.6–30.13)

23.22 (18.16–29.67)

 P for trend

  

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

Men

 No diabetes

464,606

162

1.00

1.00

 Diabetes

32,863

156

13.78 (11.03–17.23)

13.78 (10.91–17.44)

 Diabetes < 5 years

13,933

41

8.50 (6.03–11.98)

8.57 (6.03–12.18)

 Diabetes 5 to < 10 years

8383

33

11.96 (8.22–17.41)

11.96 (8.15–17.55)

 Diabetes 10− < 15 years

5517

39

20.65 (14.48–29.44)

20.22 (14.08–29.04)

 Diabetes 15+ years

5030

43

25.82 (18.26–36.53)

25.58 (17.94–36.47)

 P for trend

  

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

Women

 No diabetes

642,386

148

1.00

1.00

 Diabetes

50,075

190

13.14 (10.54–16.38)

12.58 (9.96–15.77)

 Diabetes < 5 years

21,752

55

9.45 (6.92–12.91)

8.92 (6.48–12.28)

 Diabetes 5 to < 10 years

12,675

38

10.52 (7.34–15.07)

10.02 (6.96–14.43)

 Diabetes 10− < 15 years

8626

49

19.00 (13.67–25.42)

18.25 (13.05–25.52)

 Diabetes 15+ years

7022

48

21.48 (15.35–30.06)

20.23 (14.37–28.48)

 P for trend

  

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

  1. aCox Model 1: Hazard ratio (HR) adjusted for age at recruitment, year of study enrolment, sex, dialect group, educational level, physical activity
  2. bCox Model 2: Model 1 plus body mass index, smoking, alcohol consumption, history of hypertension, history of coronary artery disease, history of stroke