Table 4

The underlying causes of death

GroupCancerCardiovascularObstructive lung diseasesMiscellaneous
No diabetes (N=110, 38 deaths (34%))7 (8%)9 (24%)19 (50%)3 (8%)
Doctor’s diagnosis of diabetes (N=23, 11 deaths (48%))2 (18%)5 (46%)4 (36%)0 (0%)
Screening diagnosis of diabetes (N=20, 8 deaths (40%))2 (25%)1 (12%)5 (62%)0 (0%)
All patients (N=153, 57 deaths (37%))11 (19%)15 (26%)28 (49%)3 (5%)