Figure 1: Risk of serious liver disease according to participants’ characteristics at study entry, comparing those with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus and matched individuals without diabetes mellitus. Hazard ratios (HRs) were adjusted for age (continuous, in years); income quintile; urban residence; presence of hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity or cardiovascular disease within 36 months before study entry; number of hospital admissions within 36 months before study entry; and number of primary care visits within 12 months before study entry. With the exception of the age stratum, adjustment was not performed on the variable being stratified. CI = confidence interval.