Diabetes mellitus and stroke: A clinical update

Table 1 Risk of stroke in diabetes mellitus from different study populations

Study population	Follow-up (yr)	Relative risk (95%CI), gender
Framingham study, 5209 persons, 30-62 years old[10]	20	2.5 (M)
		3.6 (F)
Honolulu Heart Program, 7598 men, 45-70 years old[11]	12	2.0 (1.4-3.0)
United States, Nurse Study, 116177 women, 30-55 years old[12]	8	3.0 (1.6-5.7)
Finland, 1298 persons, 65-74 years old[13]	3.5	1.36 (0.44-4.18) M
		2.25 (1.65-3.06) F
Sweden, 241000 persons, 35-74 years old[14]	8	4.1 (95%CI: 3.2-5.2) M
		5.8 (95%CI: 3.7-6.9) F
United States (ARIC), 15792 persons, 45-64 years old[15]	6-8	2.22 (1.5-3.2)
United Kingdom, 7735 men, 40-59 years old[16]	16.8	2.27 (1.23-4.20)
Renfrew/Paisley, Scotland, 15406 person, 45-64 years old[17]	20	1.52 (0.72-3.21) M
		2.83 (1.63-4.90) F
Oldmsted County, Minnesota, 9936 persons, 40-70 years old[18]	15	3.5
United States, Hispanics, 503 persons, 70-90 years old[19]	3.5	3.5 M
		5.0 F
Asia, Australia, New Zealand, 161214 persons[20]	5.4	2.09
		2.49 Asian population

M: Male; F: Female.