Table 5.
Absolute and relative frequencies of complications according to the study group.
| Complications | Original cohort (n=2688) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | P value | ||
| No (n=1,698) | Yes (n=990) | ||
| Operative | 60 (3.5) | 35 (3.5) | 0.998[1] |
| Perioperative acute myocardial infarction | 23 (1.4) | 9 (0.9) | 0.304[1] |
| Cerebrovascular accident | 21 (1.2) | 21 (2.1) | 0.075[1] |
| Acute renal failure | 46 (2.7) | 55 (5.6) | <0.001[1] |
| Dialysis | 11 (0.7) | 22 (2.2) | <0.001[1] |
| Infections | 123 (7.2) | 113 (11.4) | <0.001[1] |
| Mediastinitis | 26 (1.5) | 27 (2.7) | 0.031 [1] |
| Urinary tract infection | 20 (1.2) | 32 (3.2) | <0.001[1] |
| Prolonged mechanical ventilation | 32 (1.9) | 20 (2.0) | 0.806[1] |
| Pneumonia | 67 (4.0) | 76 (7.7) | <0.001[1] |
| Arrhythmia | 292 (17.2) | 171 (17.3) | 0.960[1] |
| Death within 30 days | 49 (2.9) | 40 (4.1) | 0.105[1] |
| Death within 1 year | 95 (5.6) | 90 (9.1) | <0.001[1] |
[1]
Descriptive level of probability by the chi-square test.