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.