Table 3. Outcome data comparing orthopedic Hip surgical patients (n = 142) with diabetes versus patients without diabetes.
Hospital Outcomes*# | IRR/OR^ (95% CI) | ¶p-value |
Length of Stay (days, IRR) | 0.96 (0.75–1.23) | 0.735 |
ICU Admission (OR) | N/A | N/A |
Inpatient Mortality (OR) | 0.33 (0.06–1.80) | 0.202 |
Hospital Readmission at 6 months (OR) | 0.94 (0.26–3.40) | 0.930 |
Post-operative Inpatient Complications*# | IRR/OR^ (95% CI) | ¶p-value |
Any Complication (OR) | 1.07 (0.40–2.89) | 0.893 |
Acute Renal Failure (OR) | 1.85 (0.30–11.27) | 0.506 |
Infection (OR) | 2.13 (0.68–6.70) | 0.194 |
Venous Thromboembolism (OR) | N/A | N/A |
Delirium (OR) | 1.06 (0.28–3.95) | 0.937 |
Anemia (OR) | 1.81 (0.66–4.95) | 0.250 |
* Adjusted for age, gender, Charlson comorbidity score# and CKD-EPI eGFR.
¶ p-values were determined by Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables and Wilcoxon rank-sum test.
# Charlson comorbidity score = a validated method of weighting chronic medical conditions (the score for diabetes was excluded as diabetes is included as a separate variable)
^ IRR/OR derived by comparison between patients with diabetes (known and unrecognized) and patients without diabetes (reference category).
Abbreviations: ICU = intensive care unit, IRR = incidence rate ratio (applicable to continuous variables), OR = odds ratio (applicable to categorical variables).