Research Article

Risk of Neurodegenerative Diseases in Elderly Koreans with an Initial Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 2

Person-years incidence rates of ND over a 10-year follow-up period.

GroupPerson-yearsNo. of NDRate95% CI

Control1,210,934.3144,67336.8936.55~37.24
T2D1,143,667.4551,09644.6844.29~45.07
Total2,354,601.7695,76940.6740.42~40.93

Rate means incidence rate (per 1000 person-years). ND: neurodegenerative disease; CI: confidence interval; T2D: type 2 diabetes.