Table 5 Time to onset of diabetes-related complications (years)
Complication | Immediate initiation | 8-year delay | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
Any complications | 3.08 | 2.33 | 0.75 |
Congestive heart failure | 8.90 | 8.32 | 0.58 |
Angina | 10.47 | 9.87 | 0.60 |
Myocardial infarction | 10.04 | 9.28 | 0.76 |
Stroke | 10.43 | 9.86 | 0.57 |
Background retinopathy | 8.48 | 7.68 | 0.80 |
Proliferative retinopathy | 11.30 | 10.67 | 0.63 |
Severe vision loss | 11.13 | 10.43 | 0.70 |
Macula oedema | 10.48 | 9.57 | 0.91 |
Cataract | 10.84 | 10.17 | 0.67 |
Microalbuminuria | 10.03 | 9.04 | 0.99 |
Gross proteinuria | 11.20 | 10.51 | 0.69 |
End-stage renal disease | 11.37 | 10.76 | 0.61 |
Foot ulcer | 10.44 | 9.73 | 0.71 |
Amputation | 11.19 | 10.57 | 0.62 |
Neuropathy | 8.16 | 7.07 | 1.09 |
Peripheral vascular disease | 10.12 | 9.36 | 0.76 |