Table 3

Crude event frequency and event rates for fibrate-exposed and non-exposed subjects

Fibrate-exposedNon-exposed
nRate/1000 person-yearnRate/1000 person-yearp Value
All patients
 Diabetic retinopathy48933.456940.40.002
 Death29518.131219.80.297
 Death or diabetic retinopathy74050.684760.2<0.001
Patients with complete data
 Diabetic retinopathy39534.348143.9<0.001
 Death22817.923819.20.421
 Death or diabetic retinopathy58951.269563.4<0.001