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Table 7 Demographic characteristics and perioperative variables of the diabetes subgroup receiving BIMA grafts

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

Variable

Non-skeletonized (n = 252)

Skeletonized (n = 56)

P

Age

65.5 ± 8.72

63.8 ± 8.12

0.276

Male gender

206 (81.75)

47 (83.93)

0.700

BMI

28.3 ± 4.85

28.5 ± 4.59

0.863

BMI group

  < 25

43 (17.70)

12 (21.82)

0.780

 25–29

119 (48.97)

24 (43.64)

 

 30–34

61 (25.10)

13 (23.64)

 

  > 34

20 (8.23)

6 (10.91)

 

Urgent surgery

113 (44.84)

24 (42.86)

0.787

Diabetes mellitus

 1

25 (9.92)

3 (5.36)

0.254

 2

156 (61.90)

41 (73.21)

 

 3

71 (28.17)

12 (21.43)

 

Oral corticosteroids

20 (7.94)

4 (7.14)

0.841

Transplantation

3 (1.19)

1 (1.79)

0.722

Renal insufficiency

9 (3.57)

1 (1.79)

0.495

COPD

12 (4.76)

4 (7.14)

0.468

  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