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. 2011 Jul 14;10:63. doi: 10.1186/1475-2840-10-63

Table 3.

Adverse perioperative cardiovascular events

All patients
(n = 680)
Normal glucose
(n = 344)
Impaired fasting glucose
(n = 132)
Diabetes mellitus
(n = 204)
P value
PCE No 600(88,2) 327(95) 119(90,2) 154(75,5) < 0,001
Yes 80(11,8) 17(5) 13(9,8) 50(24,5)

Acute coronary syndrome 24(30) 6(35,3) 6(46,2) 12(24)
Severe arrhythmia 12(15) 2(11,8) 1(7,7) 9(18)
Distrubition of PCE Nonfatal cardiac arrest 5(6,3) 1(5,9) 1(7,7) 3(6) 0,512
Cardiovascular death 5(6,3) 1(5,9) 0(0) 4(8)
Cardioembolic stroke 10(12,5) 1(5,9) 2(15,4) 7(14)
Pulmonary embolism 7(8,8) 4(23,5) 0(0) 3(6)
Acute heart failure 17(21,3) 2(11,8) 3(23,1) 12(24)

Abbreviations: PCE = Perioperative cardiovascular adverse event. Values are given as mean ± SD or number (percentage)