Figure 3. Kaplan–Meier Estimates of the Composite End Point of Death from Cardiovascular Causes, Nonfatal Myocardial Infarction, Coronary-Artery Bypass Grafting, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Nonfatal Stroke, Amputation, or Surgery for Peripheral Atherosclerotic Artery Disease in the Conventional-Therapy Group and the Intensive-Therapy Group (Panel A) and the Relative Risk of the Development or Progression of Nephropathy, Retinopathy, and Autonomic and Peripheral Neuropathy during the Average Follow-up of 7.8 Years in the Intensive-Therapy Group, as Compared with the Conventional-Therapy Group (Panel B).

The P value in Panel A was calculated with the use of the log-rank test. The bars in Panel A show standard errors. CI denotes confidence interval.