Correction: Cardiovascular Diabetology (2022) 21:258 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-022-01699-y

Following publication of the original article [1], the author noticed an error in the content of Table 3.

During proof-preparation stage, the typesetter has mistakenly used the content of Table 1 instead of Table 3 which was unnoticed by the author at the time of correction process. The corrected Table 3 has been published with this erratum.

The original article has been corrected.

Table 3 Long term event, event rates and relative risks for all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke and heart failure in 618 694 patients attending the emergency department