Skip to main content

Table 6 Significant modifiers of the association of hemoglobin A1c and glycemia with incidence of sternal wound complications

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

Population

Variable

Interaction with

P (interaction)

Stratification

Odds ratio (effect of HbA1c/glycemia)

P (effect of HbA1c/glycemia)

All

Age group

HbA1c

0.021

<  70 years

1.41 (1.17;1.71)

< 0.001

    

≥ 70 years

0.85 (0.57;1.25)

0.405

Diabetes

Age group

HbA1c

0.021

<  70 years

1.38 (1.11;1.70)

0.003

    

≥ 70 years

0.80 (0.52;1.23)

0.306

All

Urgent surgery

Glycemia

0.049

Urgent

1.03 (0.59;1.80)

0.914

    

Not urgent

2.48 (1.26;4.88)

0.009

Diabetes

Skeletonisation

Glycemia

0.029

Skeletonised

4.83 (1.28;18.17)

0.020

    

Not skeletonised

0.92 (0.47;1.80)

0.802

Diabetes

BMI

Glycemia

0.029

BMI ≥ 30

0.54 (0.20;1.46)

0.223

    

BMI < 30

2.19 (1.01;4.76)

0.047

  1. BMI Body mass index
  2. P < 0.05 was considered significant