[Mortality risks of type 2 diabetes mellitus among elderly patients: a 17-year cohort study].

Objective: To explore the mortality risks of elders with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) during a fellow-up period of 17 years.

Methods: The subjects were elderly patients (>60 years old) undergoing annual health examinations at our hospital. And the incidence and risk factors were analyzed by Kaplan-Meier method and COX's proportional hazard.