Note: PY, person-years; IR, incidence rate, per 100 person-years; HR,
hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; Abbreviations: HCC =
hepatocellular carcinoma, MACE = major adverse cardiac event, including
stroke, ischemic heart disease, and heart failure.
†Adjusted for age, sex, index year, DM age, DM
duration (years), antihypertensive drugs (ACE inhibitors, ARBs,
β-blockers, calcium-channel blockers, diuretics, other
antihypertensive), antidiabetic drugs (metformin, sulfonylureas,
meglitinides, TZD, α-glucosidase inhibitor, DPP-4 inhibitors), statins,
and aspirin, CIC index (0, 1, ≥2), DCSI score (0, 1, ≥2), HBV and HCV.