“…Several studies have suggested that DM is a predictor of mortality, especially due to cardiovascular causes arising from accelerated aterosclerosis. 20 Similar results have been found in several studies, 18,[21][22][23] although this study did not prove such association. One of the limitations of our study, as well as in the study of Angelo et al, 20 is not to be able to include and evaluate all the variables needed to assess survival in diabetic patients, as the type of DM, smoking, BMI, physical exercise, dyslipidemia.…”