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Table 2 Patient clinical characteristics of study groups after propensity score matching

From: Clinical and economic outcomes after sternotomy for cardiac surgery with skin closure through 2-octyl cyanoacrylate plus polymer mesh tape versus absorbable sutures plus waterproof wound dressings: a retrospective cohort study

 

2OPMT group

CSWWD group

Std. Diff.*

N

5,338

100%

5,338

100%

 

Comorbidities, N/%

 Alcohol abuse

183

3.40%

183

3.40%

0.000

 Cancer

45

0.80%

55

1.00%

0.019

 Cardiac arrhythmias

1,291

24.20%

1,344

25.20%

−0.023

 Chronic pulmonary disease

1,287

24.10%

1,275

23.90%

0.005

 Coagulopathy

399

7.50%

395

7.40%

0.003

 Congestive heart failure

1,813

34.00%

1,821

34.10%

−0.003

 Deficiency anemia

114

2.10%

118

2.20%

−0.005

 Depression

549

10.3%

552

10.3%

−0.002

 Diabetes, complicated

1,496

28.00%

1,502

28.10%

−0.003

 Diabetes, uncomplicated

937

17.60%

933

17.50%

0.002

 Drug abuse

174

3.30%

176

3.30%

−0.002

 Hypertension, uncomplicated

2,675

50.10%

2,676

50.10%

0.000

 Hypertension, complicated

2,123

39.80%

2,113

39.60%

0.004

 Hypothyroidism

687

12.90%

673

12.60%

0.008

 Liver disease

150

2.80%

160

3.00%

−0.011

 Obesity

1,676

31.40%

1,687

31.60%

−0.004

 Neurological disorders

162

3.00%

156

2.90%

0.007

 Paralysis

13

0.20%

11

0.20%

0.008

 Peripheral vascular disease

958

17.90%

985

18.50%

−0.013

 Pulmonary circulation disorders

408

7.60%

418

7.80%

−0.007

 Renal failure

1,181

22.10%

1,196

22.40%

0.007

 RA/collagen vascular diseases

152

2.80%

138

2.60%

0.016

 Valvular disease

1,870

35.00%

1,892

35.40%

−0.009

 Weight loss

101

1.90%

108

2.00%

−0.009

CCI, N/%

 0

694

13.00%

701

13.10%

−0.004

 1–2

2,450

45.90%

2,432

45.60%

0.007

 3–4

1,298

24.30%

1,309

24.50%

−0.005

 5+

896

16.80%

896

16.80%

0.000

  1. CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index; RA rheumatoid arthritis; Std. Diff. standardized mean difference
  2. *A standardized mean difference with an absolute value ≤ 0.10 is considered to balanced