American Diabetes Association

Table 1—

Diabetes diagnosis and mortality by heart rate quartile

	Hospital diagnosis of diabetes 1992–2002					Diabetes mortality 1984–2002
	Events (n)	%^*	95% CI	Events (n)	%^*	95% CI
Ages 35–49 years
Heart rate quartile
1: <68	226	11.1	9.7–12.5	18	0.9	0.4–1.4
2: 68–74	290	11.2	10.0–12.5	34	1.3	0.8–1.7
3: 75–83	292	11.8	10.5–13.0	35	1.4	0.9–1.8
4: ≥84	356	13.8^†	12.6–15.1	60	2.2^†	1.7–2.6
Ages 50–64 years
Heart rate quartile
1: <68	157	11.7	9.9–13.5	61	3.7	2.8–4.6
2: 68–74	210	13.5	11.8–15.2	73	3.7	2.9–4.5
3: 75–83	170	13.9	12.0–15.8	56	3.5	2.5–4.4
4: ≥84	176	14.6^‡	12.7–16.6	63	3.9	3.0–4.8

	Hospital diagnosis of diabetes 1992–2002					Diabetes mortality 1984–2002
	Events (n)	%^*	95% CI	Events (n)	%^*	95% CI
Ages 35–49 years
Heart rate quartile
1: <68	226	11.1	9.7–12.5	18	0.9	0.4–1.4
2: 68–74	290	11.2	10.0–12.5	34	1.3	0.8–1.7
3: 75–83	292	11.8	10.5–13.0	35	1.4	0.9–1.8
4: ≥84	356	13.8^†	12.6–15.1	60	2.2^†	1.7–2.6
Ages 50–64 years
Heart rate quartile
1: <68	157	11.7	9.9–13.5	61	3.7	2.8–4.6
2: 68–74	210	13.5	11.8–15.2	73	3.7	2.9–4.5
3: 75–83	170	13.9	12.0–15.8	56	3.5	2.5–4.4
4: ≥84	176	14.6^‡	12.7–16.6	63	3.9	3.0–4.8

*

Age-adjusted proportion.

†

P < 0.01,

‡

P < 0.05.