Table 3

Association between diabetes and all-cause mortality and breast cancer–specific mortality

All-cause mortality
Breast cancer–specific mortality
HR (unadjusted) (95% CI)P valueHR (treatments only*) (95% CI)P valueHR (fully adjusted) (95% CI)P valueHR (unadjusted) (95% CI)P valueHR (treatment only) (95% CI)P valueHR (fully adjusted) (95% CI)P value
Overall 1.42 (1.30–1.55) <0.001 1.40 (1.28–1.52) 0.01 1.16 (1.06–1.27) 0.001 1.24 (1.05–1.46) 0.01 1.25 (1.06–1.48) 0.008 1.11 (0.94–1.31) 0.23 
CVD             
 Yes 1.55 (1.16–2.07) 0.003 — — 1.46 (1.09–1.97) 0.01 1.93 (1.01–3.69) 0.05   2.19 (1.09–4.42) 0.03 
 No 1.26 (1.13–1.41) <0.001 — — 1.14 (1.02–1.27) 0.03 1.06 (0.87–1.29) 0.54   0.99 (0.81–1.21) 0.90 
Age (years)             
 <70 1.46 (1.26–1.70) <0.001 — — 1.25 (1.07–1.46) 0.004 1.25 (0.99–1.58) 0.06   1.18 (0.92–1.50) 0.19 
 >70 1.43 (1.28–1.59) <0.001 — — 1.24 (1.10–1.38) 0.003 1.24 (0.98–1.57) 0.08   1.17 (0.92–1.49) 0.19 
Diabetes duration (years)             
 <5 1.17 (0.99–1.38) 0.06 — — 1.02 (0.86–1.21) 0.80 0.99 (0.74–1.35) 0.97   0.93 (0.68–1.26) 0.62 
 >5 1.61 (1.45–1.79) <0.001 — — 1.28 (1.15–1.43) <0.001 1.45 (1.18–1.77) 0.003   1.25 (1.02–1.54) 0.03 
All-cause mortality
Breast cancer–specific mortality
HR (unadjusted) (95% CI)P valueHR (treatments only*) (95% CI)P valueHR (fully adjusted) (95% CI)P valueHR (unadjusted) (95% CI)P valueHR (treatment only) (95% CI)P valueHR (fully adjusted) (95% CI)P value
Overall 1.42 (1.30–1.55) <0.001 1.40 (1.28–1.52) 0.01 1.16 (1.06–1.27) 0.001 1.24 (1.05–1.46) 0.01 1.25 (1.06–1.48) 0.008 1.11 (0.94–1.31) 0.23 
CVD             
 Yes 1.55 (1.16–2.07) 0.003 — — 1.46 (1.09–1.97) 0.01 1.93 (1.01–3.69) 0.05   2.19 (1.09–4.42) 0.03 
 No 1.26 (1.13–1.41) <0.001 — — 1.14 (1.02–1.27) 0.03 1.06 (0.87–1.29) 0.54   0.99 (0.81–1.21) 0.90 
Age (years)             
 <70 1.46 (1.26–1.70) <0.001 — — 1.25 (1.07–1.46) 0.004 1.25 (0.99–1.58) 0.06   1.18 (0.92–1.50) 0.19 
 >70 1.43 (1.28–1.59) <0.001 — — 1.24 (1.10–1.38) 0.003 1.24 (0.98–1.57) 0.08   1.17 (0.92–1.49) 0.19 
Diabetes duration (years)             
 <5 1.17 (0.99–1.38) 0.06 — — 1.02 (0.86–1.21) 0.80 0.99 (0.74–1.35) 0.97   0.93 (0.68–1.26) 0.62 
 >5 1.61 (1.45–1.79) <0.001 — — 1.28 (1.15–1.43) <0.001 1.45 (1.18–1.77) 0.003   1.25 (1.02–1.54) 0.03 

CVD, cardiovascular disease (defined as cerebrovascular disease, acute myocardial infarction, and congestive heart failure).

*Adjusted for chemotherapy (time dependent) and radiotherapy (time dependent) only.

†Adjusted for chemotherapy (time dependent), radiotherapy (time dependent), CVD, renal disease, dementia, and weighted ADG score.

‡Adjusted for chemotherapy (time dependent), radiotherapy (time dependent), renal disease, dementia, and weighted ADG score.

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