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Table 4 Demographic characteristics and perioperative variables of the diabetes subgroup

From: Skeletonisation contributing to a reduction of sternal wound complications: a retrospective study in OPCAB patients

Variable

Non-skeletonized (n = 414)

Skeletonized (n = 141)

P

Age

67.4 ± 9.16

67.8 ± 8.55

0.626

Male gender

325 (78.50)

110 (78.01)

0.903

BMI

28.0 ± 4.84

28.2 ± 4.79

0.908

BMI group

  < 25

80 (20.57)

34/140 (24.29)

0.638

 25–29

180 (46.27)

63/140 (45.00)

 

 30–34

99 (25.45)

30/140 (21.43)

 

  > 34

30 (7.71)

13/140 (9.29)

 

Urgent surgery

198 (47.83)

73 (51.77)

0.418

Diabetes mellitus

 1

40 (9.66)

7 (4.96)

0.150

 2

241 (58.21)

92 (65.25)

 

 3

133 (32.13)

42 (29.79)

 

Oral corticosteroids

34 (8.21)

13 (9.22)

0.711

Transplantation

5 (1.21)

4 (2.84)

0.186

Renal insufficiency

20 (4.83)

11 (7.80)

0.185

COPD

24 (5.80)

14 (9.93)

0.093

BIMA

252 (60.87)

56 (39.72)

< 0.001

  1. BMI Body mass index, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, BITA bilateral internal mammary artery bypass grafting
  2. Values are presented as mean ± SD or n (%)
  3. P < 0.05 was considered significant