Patients with diabetes mellitus were almost twice as likely to have a recurrent stroke ( hazard ratio -LSB- HR -RSB- , @ ; @ % confidence interval -LSB- CI -RSB- , @-@ @ ) , recurrent ischemic stroke ( HR , @ ; @ % CI , @-@ @ ) , disabling/fatal stroke ( HR , @ ; @ % CI , @-@ @ ) , myocardial infarction ( HR , @ ; @ % CI , @-@ @ ) , and death ( HR , @ @ % CI , @-@ @ ) compared with patients without diabetes mellitus .