| |
Total population (N = 609)
|
Standard wire suture (N = 309)
|
Cable-tie closure (N = 300)
|
p value
|
|---|
|
Age, y
|
64.8 ± 11.4
|
64.3 ± 10.8
|
65.3 ± 11.9
|
0.275
|
|
BMI, kg/m2
|
30.4 ± 7.2
|
30.2 ± 6.6
|
30.5 ± 7.7
|
0.608
|
|
Sex, male
|
385 (63.2)
|
205 (66.3)
|
180 (60.0)
|
0.105
|
|
Risk factors
|
|
Diabetes
|
228 (37.4)
|
107 (34.6)
|
121 (40.3)
|
0.146
|
|
COPD
|
118 (19.4)
|
49 (15.9)
|
69 (23.0)
|
0.026*
|
|
HTN
|
505 (82.9)
|
253 (81.9)
|
252 (84.0)
|
0.486
|
|
Smoking history
|
326 (53.5)
|
162 (52.4)
|
164 (54.7)
|
0.580
|
|
CHF
|
162 (26.6)
|
61 (19.7)
|
101 (33.7)
|
<0.001*
|
|
PVD
|
92 (15.1)
|
34 (11.0)
|
58 (19.3)
|
0.004*
|
|
Endocarditis
|
8 (1.3)
|
2 (0.6)
|
6 (2.0)
|
0.171
|
|
Renal disease
|
95 (15.6)
|
44 (14.2)
|
51 (17.0)
|
0.348
|
|
Osteoporosis
|
4 (0.7)
|
2 (0.6)
|
2 (0.7)
|
1.000
|
|
Resternotomy
|
80 (13.1)
|
33 (10.7)
|
47 (15.7)
|
0.069
|
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aData are presented as mean ± standard deviation or n (%) unless otherwise noted. Asterisks (*) indicate statistically significant differences. BMI, body mass index; CHF, heart failure; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CPB, cardiopulmonary bypass; HTN, hypertension; PVD, peripheral vascular disease.
