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Table 3 Relative risk of new onset diabetic complications by patient characteristics

From: Study of hospitalization and mortality in Korean diabetic patients using the diabetes complications severity index

Characteristics

Composite complications RR (95% CI)

Age

1.006 (1.005–1.007)a

Men (Ref. women)

0.93 (0.92–0.95)a

CCI

1.018 (1.013–1.023)a

Baseline DCSI

1.26 (1.25–1.27)a

Insulin

1.07 (1.03–1.11)a

Aspirin

1.07 (1.06–1.09)a

Clopidogrel

0.96 (0.94–0.98)a

Sarpogrelate

1.00 (0.97–1.02)

Cilostazol

0.99 (0.95–1.03)

ACEI/ARB

0.99 (0.98–1.01)

Statin

0.92 (0.91–0.93)a

Number of antidiabetics

 1

Reference

 2

1.01 (1.00–1.03)

 3 +

1.13 (1.10–1.17)a

Antidiabetics therapy

 Mono therapy

  Metformin

Reference

  DPP4-I

0.77 (0.70–0.85)a

  Sulfonylurea

1.29 (1.27–1.32)a

  Glucosidase

1.25 (1.18–1.33)a

 Dual therapy

  Metformin + Sulfonylurea

Reference

  Metformin + DPP4-I

0.71 (0.69–0.73)a

  1. Abbreviation: CCI Charlson comorbidity index score, ACEI/ARB angiotensin-1 converting enzyme Inhibitor/angiotensin-2 receptor blocker, DPP4-I dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor
  2. a statistically significant