Table 1.

Baseline patient and operative characteristics.

	Diabetic (n = 48)	Nondiabetic (n = 48)	P Value
Age (y)	59.5 ± 8.4	56.1 ± 7.7	.04
Sex
Male	20 (41.7%)	16 (34%)	.4
Female	28 (58.3%)	32 (66%)
Duration of operation (h)	3.8 ± 0.9	3.4 ± 0.8	.02
Duration of hospitalization (d)	5.5 ± 3.4	4.6 ± 1.7	.09
Comorbidity
HTN	27 (56.2%)	10 (20.8%)	.01
IHD	7 (14.5%)	3 (6.2%)
RA	2 (4%)	1 (2%)
Hypothyroidism	0	1 (2%)
Polyneuropathy	29 (60.4%)	NA
Insulin dependent	18 (37.5%)	NA

Abbreviation: NA, not available.