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Table 2 Demographic characteristics and perioperative variables

From: Hemoglobin A1c and preoperative glycemia as a decision tool to help minimise sternal wound complications: a retrospective study in OPCAB patients

Variable

All (n = 1774)

Non-diabetes (n = 1316)

Diabetes (n = 458)

P

Age, years

67.9 ± 9.65

68.0 ± 9.84

67.3 ± 9.09

0.068

Male gender

1433 (80.78)

1075 (81.69)

358 (78.17)

0.100

BMI, kg/m2

26.9 ± 4.33

26.6 ± 4.04

27.9 ± 4.93

< 0.001

BMI group

  < 25

486 (28.86)

390 (31.3)

96(21.9)

< 0.001

 25–29

789 (46.85)

593 (47.6)

196 (44.7)

 

 30–34

331 (19.66)

220 (17.7)

111 (25.3)

 

  > 34

78 (4.63)

42 (3.37)

36 (8.20)

 

Urgent surgery

864 (48.70)

630 (47.87)

234 (51.09)

0.235

Oral corticosteroids

145 (8.17)

103 (7.83)

42 (9.17)

0.366

Transplantation

16 (0.90)

8 (0.61)

8 (1.75)

0.026

COPD

110 (6.20)

78 (5.93)

32 (6.99)

0.418

Skeletonisation

384 (21.65)

271 (20.59)

113 (24.67)

0.068

BIMA

1096 (61.78)

845 (64.21)

251 (54.80)

< 0.001

HbA1c (%)

/

5.80 ± 0.79a

6.91 ± 1.22

< 0.001

Glycemia (mg/dL)

107.0 ± 24.3

107.0 ± 24.3

131.3 ± 40.3

< 0.001

  1. BMI Body mass index, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, BIMA bilateral internal mammary artery bypass grafting
  2. adata from 129 non-diabetes patients
  3. Values are presented as mean ± SD or n (%)
  4. P < 0.05 was considered significant