TABLE 4.

Percentage of diabetic and nondiabetic cardiac transplant recipients requiring diabetic therapy preoperatively and at postoperative follow-up

	Diabetic patients, % (n=19)	Nondiabetic patients, % (n=117)	P
Preoperatively
Oral hypoglycemics	32	–	–
Insulin	44	–	–
Diabetic diet only	32	–	–
Three months postoperatively
Oral hypoglycemics	31	2	<0.001
Insulin	77	3	<0.001
Diabetic diet only	8	1	0.12
One year postoperatively
Oral hypoglycemics	31	1	<0.001
Insulin	62	2	<0.001
Diabetic diet only	8	2	0.30
Two years postoperatively
Oral hypoglycemics	31	2	<0.001
Insulin	70	–	–
Diabetic diet only	8	1	0.13
Three years postoperatively
Oral hypoglycemics	25	3	0.002
Insulin	75	0	<0.001
Diabetic diet only	8	3	<0.001