Table 3.

HbA1C results before and after surgery in the DM group

Evaluation	Measurement	HbA1c (<9%) n = 10	HbA1c (>9%) n = 11	Statistical significance p value
Before-surgery	Pain	4.28 ± 2.6	4.04 ± 2.55	0.366
	Activity	7.19 ± 1.77	7.23 ± 1.48	0.4579
	ROM	12.19 ± 1.38	12.76 ± 1.84	0.0862
	Total	23.66 ± 3.36	24.04 ± 3.7	0.3419
Post-surgery 3 weeks	Pain	12.14 ± 2.5	12.38 ± 3	0.3703
	Activity	14.14 ± 1.55	14.38 ± 1.49	0.2821
	ROM	29.61 ± 1.93	29.14 ± 2.72	0.2133
	Total	55.9 ± 3.62	55.9 ± 5.83	0.5

HbA_1c glycosylated haemoglobin, DM diabetes mellitus, ROM range of motion

*p ≤ 0.05, statistically significant

Statistical method used was the chi-square test