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. 2017 Nov 9;16:144. doi: 10.1186/s12933-017-0631-6

Table 2.

Characteristics, comorbidities, risk factors, procedures, postoperative complications and in-hospital outcomes in patients underwent SAVR in Spain in 2014/15, according to type 2 diabetes status

T2DM
n = 4057
No T2DM
n = 11,956
p value
Female sex, n (%) 1630 (40.18) 5061 (42.33) 0.016
Age, mean (SD) 72.47 (7.76) 70.36 (10.03) < 0.01
Age groups, n (%)
 40–66 years 828 (20.41) 3562 (29.79) < 0.01
 67–75 years 1591 (39.22) 3961 (33.13)
 ≥ 76 years 1638 (40.37) 4433 (37.08)
Charlson comorbidity index, mean (SD)a 0.83 (0.9) 0.81 (0.88) < 0.01
Congestive heart failure, n (%) 711 (17.53) 2229 (18.64) 0.112
Cerebrovascular disease, n (%) 284 (7) 682 (5.7) 0.003
Dementia, n (%) 13 (0.32) 17 (0.14) 0.023
Chronic pulmonary disease, n (%) 798 (19.67) 2295 (19.2) 0.508
Renal disease, n (%) 571 (14.07) 1085 (9.07) < 0.01
Ischemic heart disease, n (%) 1626 (40.08) 3470 (29.02) < 0.01
Atrial fibrillation, n (%) 1523 (37.54) 4778 (39.96) 0.006
Intermittent claudication, n (%) 67 (1.65) 80 (0.67) < 0.01
Endocarditis, n (%) 128 (3.16) 549 (4.59) < 0.01
Hypertension, n (%) 2731 (67.32) 6094 (50.97) < 0.01
Lipid metabolism disorders, n (%) 1856 (45.75) 3447 (28.83) < 0.01
Smoking, n (%) 1041 (25.66) 2920 (24.42) 0.115
Obesity, n (%) 729 (17.97) 1200 (10.04) < 0.01
Catheterization, n (%) 523 (12.89) 1302 (10.89) 0.001
Computerized tomography of the torax, n (%) 149 (3.67) 629 (5.26) < 0.01
Magnetic resonance imaging, n (%) 13 (0.32) 45 (0.38) 0.608
Pacemaker device implantation, n (%) 194 (4.78) 551 (4.61) 0.651
Cardioversion, n (%) 205 (5.05) 749 (6.26) 0.005
Balloon counterpulsation, n (%) 55 (1.36) 275 (2.3) < 0.01
Percutaneous coronary interventions 41 (1.01) 70 (0.59) 0.005
Hemodialysis, n (%) 127 (3.13) 435 (3.64) 0.129
Red blood cell transfusion, n (%) 941 (23.19) 2806 (23.47) 0.721
Infection, n (%) 148 (3.65) 554 (4.63) 0.008
Mediastinitis, n (%) 10 (0.25) 46 (0.38) 0.197
Functional disturbances following SAVR, n (%) 22 (0.54) 101 (0.84) 0.057
Any post procedure complicationb 170 (4.19) 659 (5.51) 0.001
Mortality, n (%) 177 (4.36) 754 (6.31) < 0.01
Length of stay, mean (SD) 16.37 (13.77) 17.54 (17.27) < 0.01
Cost, mean (SD) 23,667 (11,994) 24,659 (15,210) < 0.001

aCCI was calculated excluding DM

bAny post procedure complication included: infection; mediastinitis; and functional disturbances following SAVR