Fig. 2
Association between CONUT score and all-cause (A) and cancer mortality (B) in patients with diabetes in the NHANES study from 1999–2018. Hazard ratios (solid lines) and 95% ci (shaded areas) according to age (continuous), sex (male or female), race and ethnicity (non-Hispanic white or other), BMI (< 18.5, 18.5-24.99, 25.0–29.99, or ≥ 30.0 kg/m2), education level (< high school, high school or equivalent, or above high school), PIR (lower, normal, or higher), smoking status (never, past, or current), alcohol use (none, low to moderate, or heavy), duration of diabetes (< 3years, 3–10 years, > 10 years), medication use (no insulin or pills, only diabetes pills, only insulin, diabetes pills and insulin) and HbA1c (< 7.0%,≥7.0%) to adjust. P < 0.001 for all-cause mortality and P-value of 0.096 for cancer mortality