Table V.
Union complication and infections stratified to smoker vs non-smoker and diabetic vs non-diabetic (N=91)
| n (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoker | Non-smoker | p-value | Diabetic | Non-diabetic | p-value | |
| Union | ||||||
| United | 13 (54.2) | 34 (68.0) | 0.294 | 10 (55.6) | 37 (66.1) | 0.575 |
| Delayed | 8 (33.3) | 8 (16.0) | 4 (22.2) | 12 (21.4) | ||
| Non-union | 3 (12.5) | 8 (16.0) | 4 (22.2) | 7 (12.5) | ||
| Infection | ||||||
| No | 18 (69.2) | 34 (54.2) | 0.802 | 11 (61.1) | 41 (67.2) | 0.778 |
| yYes | 8 (30.7) | 19 (35.9) | 7 (38.9) | 20 (32.8) | ||