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Table 2 Estimated life expectancy of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients according to characteristics at diagnosis

From: Predictors of mortality of patients newly diagnosed with clinical type 2 diabetes: a 5-year follow up study

 

Age at diabetes diagnosis (years)

 

Men

Women

 

40

60

80

40

60

80

Life expectancy (years)

59.3

75.1

91.2

60.0

76.9

93.3

 

Estimated deviation from life expectancy (years)

Self-rated health

      

   Excellent

0

0

0

0

0

0

   Good

-4.3

-2.8

-3.2

-2.1

-3.0

-4.1

   Fair

-4.3

-2.8

-3.3

-2.1

-3.0

-4.1

   Poor/very poor

-3.7

-2.2

-3.0

-1.2

-2.9

-3.5

Physical activity

      

   Active

0

0

0

0

0

0

   Sedentary

-1.9

-1.3

-2.4

-0.7

-1.7

-2.1

Cardiovascular disease

      

   No

0

0

0

0

0

0

   Yes

-2.3

-2.1

-2.7

-1.2

-2.9

-3.5

  1. Values are median life expectancy (years) and deviations from median life expectancy (years) according to baseline characteristics calculated from Model II which includes all baseline characteristics. The other factors in the model are kept fixed at either the baseline comparison category (categorical variables) or the median baseline value for the survivors in Table 1 (continuous variables). Physical activity and SRH were related (p < 0.0001), but none of the examined interaction terms was statistically significant, so the estimated effects in the table are additive.