| Immediate initiation | 8-year delay | Difference |
---|---|---|---|
Complication | Â | Â | Â |
Congestive heart failure, onset (%) | 29.22 | 30.08 | -0.87 |
Congestive heart failure, death (%) | 26.58 | 26.26 | +0.31 |
Angina (%) | 12.85 | 13.13 | -0.27 |
Myocardial infarction, event (%) | 28.98 | 33.63 | -4.65 |
Myocardial infarction, death (%) | 25.05 | 28.07 | -3.02 |
Stroke, event (%) | 8.60 | 8.49 | +0.12 |
Stroke, death (%) | 4.73 | 4.62 | +0.12 |
Background retinopathy (%) | 14.08 | 17.70 | -3.62 |
Proliferative retinopathy (%) | 0.91 | 1.22 | -0.31 |
Severe vision loss (%) | 4.05 | 5.28 | -1.22 |
Macular oedema (%) | 11.73 | 14.81 | -3.09 |
Cataract (%) | 6.77 | 7.45 | -0.68 |
Microalbuminuria (%) | 18.66 | 23.21 | -4.56 |
Gross proteinuria (%) | 3.97 | 5.17 | -1.20 |
End-stage renal disease (%) | 0.59 | 0.75 | -0.16 |
Foot ulcer, first (%) | 18.22 | 20.09 | -1.87 |
Foot ulcer, recurrence (%) | 18.62 | 20.54 | -1.92 |
First amputation (%) | 4.37 | 4.72 | -0.35 |
Neuropathy, onset (%) | 34.88 | 40.49 | -5.61 |
Peripheral vascular disease, onset (%) | 13.80 | 15.90 | -2.10 |