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Table 6 Demographic characteristics and perioperative variables of the diabetes subgroup receiving SIMA grafts

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

Variable

Non-skeletonized (n = 162)

Skeletonized (n = 85)

P

Age

70.5 ± 9.04

70.5 ± 7.80

0.672

Male gender

119 (73.46)

63 (74.12)

0.911

BMI

27.4 ± 4.79

28.0 ± 4.94

0.684

BMI group

  < 25

37 (25.34)

22 (25.88)

0.759

 25–29

61 (41.78)

39 (45.88)

 

 30–34

38 (26.03)

17 (20.00)

 

  > 34

10 (6.85)

7 (8.24)

 

Urgent surgery

85 (52.47)

49 (57.65)

0.438

Diabetes mellitus

  

0.331

 1

15 (9.26)

4 (4.71)

 

 2

85 (52.47)

51 (60.00)

 

 3

62 (38.27)

30 (35.29)

 

Oral corticosteroids

14 (8.64)

9 (10.59)

0.617

Transplantation

2 (1.23)

3 (3.53)

0.224

Renal insufficiency

11 (6.79)

10 (11.76)

0.183

COPD

12 (7.41)

10 (11.76)

0.253

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