Table 5

A score-based predictive risk model for all-cause mortality in type 2 diabetes mellitus

CriteriaScore
Age>701
MaleMale1
Complete blood count
 Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio>2.851
 Baseline anemiaPresent2
Lipid profile
 High-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (mmol/L)<1.10 or>1.671
 Total cholesterol (mmol/L)<5.60 or>6.501
 Total triglyceride (mmol/L)>1.241
Comorbidity
 Renal diabetic complicationPresent1
 Ophthalmological diabetic complicationPresent1
 Peripheral vascular diseasePresent1
 Ischemic strokePresent1
 Sudden cardiac deathPresent1
 Atrial fibrillationPresent1
 Heart failurePresent1
 Intracranial hemorrhagePresent1
 DementiaPresent2
 HypertensionPresent1
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseasePresent1
 CancerPresent1
Fasting blood glucose and HbA1C: baseline mean and measures of variability
 Mean HbA1c (%)<6.34 or>7.521
 Mean FBG (mmol/L)>6.121
 SD: FBG>1.631
 SD: HbA1c>0.791
  • Cut-off for age is rounded to the nearest whole number.

  • FBG, fasting blood glucose.