The differences between the sexes in terms of ischemic heart disease need further study, she suggested, noting that improved understanding of the sex differences may help better understand and thus reduce the excess mortality seen.
Premature mortality of up to 5 years in men and 7 years in women was observed. “At the age of 70 a man with diabetes would have about 10% less probability to survive up to the age of 90 as compared to their nondiabetic counterparts,” Dr. Gnatiuc said. Women would have about a 30% decrease in survival probability from age 70-90, she added.