Table 3.

Comparison of serum glucose and synovial fluid glucose in patients with infectious arthritis with and without diabetes

P-value	Negative DM (n=100)	Positive DM (n=5)	Variables
0.099	26 (89.66)	3 (10.34)	Group A	DM
	74 (97.37)	2 (2.63)	Group B
0.015*	3.39±5.92	55.40±13.77	Sy-G (mmol/L)
<0.0001*	85.34±14.67	152±28.14	SE-G (mmol/L)

Data are expressed as mean ± SD or numbers (%).

The t-test test was used for continuous data and Chi-Square test for qualitative data.

^*P<0.05 is considered as significant level.

DM: Diabetes mellitus; Sy-G: Synovial glucose; Se-G: serum glucose