Table 2.
Patient Complications and Outcomes§
| Variables | Pre-Matching | Post-Matching | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A with DM (n=81) | Group B without DM (n=272) | p value | Group A with DM (n=80) | Group A without DM (n=80) | p value | |
| Severe complications | 0.670 | 0.593 | ||||
| Yes | 20 (24.7%) | 61 (22.4%) | 20 (25.0%) | 23 (28.7%) | ||
| No | 61 (75.3%) | 211 (77.6%) | 60 (75.0%) | 57 (71.3%) | ||
| Cardiac complications | 0.046* | 0.730 | ||||
| Yes | 26 (32.1%) | 58 (21.3%) | 25 (31.3%) | 23 (28.7%) | ||
| No | 55 (67.9%) | 214 (78.7%) | 55 (68.8%) | 57 (71.2%) | ||
| Pulmonary complications | 0.909 | 0.184 | ||||
| Yes | 9 (11.1%) | 29 (10.7%) | 9 (11.3%) | 15 (18.8%) | ||
| No | 72 (88.9%) | 243 (89.3%) | 71 (88.7%) | 65 (81.2%) | ||
| Neurological complications | 0.958 | 0.004* | ||||
| Yes | 7 (8.6%) | 23 (8.5%) | 7 (8.8%) | 21 (26.3%) | ||
| No | 74 (91.4%) | 249 (91.5%) | 73 (91.2%) | 59 (73.7%) | ||
| Hematological complications | 0.341 | 0.752 | ||||
| Yes | 43 (53.1%) | 128 (47.1%) | 43 (53.8%) | 41 (51.2%) | ||
| No | 38 (46.9%) | 144 (52.9%) | 37 (46.2%) | 39 (48.8%) | ||
| Endocrine/metabolic complications | <0.001* | <0.001* | ||||
| Yes | 81 (100.0%) | 170 (62.5%) | 80 (100.0%) | 51 (63.7%) | ||
| No | 0 (0.0%) | 102 (37.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 29 (36.3%) | ||
| Death | 0.055* | 0.123 | ||||
| Yes | 20 (24.7%) | 42 (15.4%) | 20 (25.0%) | 29 (36.3%) | ||
| No | 61 (75.3%) | 230 (84.6%) | 60 (75.0%) | 51 (63.7%) | ||
| 30-day mortality | 0.362 | 1.000 | ||||
| Yes | 1 (1.2%) | 1 (0.4%) | 1 (1.3%) | 1 (1.3%) | ||
| No | 80 (98.8%) | 271 (99.6%) | 79 (98.8%) | 79 (98.8%) | ||
| 90-day mortality | 0.453 | 0.493 | ||||
| Yes | 3 (3.7%) | 6 (2.2%) | 3 (3.8%) | 6 (7.5%) | ||
| No | 78 (96.3%) | 266 (97.8%) | 77 (96.3%) | 74 (92.5%) | ||
| 1-year mortality | 0.692 | 0.050 | ||||
| Yes | 8 (9.9%) | 23 (8.5%) | 8 (10.0%) | 17 (21.3%) | ||
| No | 73 (90.1%) | 249 (91.5%) | 72 (90.0%) | 63 (78.8%) | ||
| 2-year mortality | 0.105 | 0.053 | ||||
| Yes | 17 (21.0%) | 37 (13.6%) | 17 (21.3%) | 28 (35.0%) | ||
| No | 64 (79.0%) | 235 (86.4%) | 63 (78.2%) | 52 (65.0%) | ||
| THC | 50397±17,461 | 49,350±17,992 | 0.644 | 50,529±17,531 | 53,460±22,992 | 0.366 |
| LOS | 13.7±4.6 | 13.7±5.9 | 0.995 | 13.7±4.6 | 14.2±6.2 | 0.583 |
Notes: §Values are presented as the number (%). THC and LOS are presented as the mean ± standard deviation. *p < 0.05, statistical significance.
Abbreviations: DM, diabetes mellitus; THC, total hospital costs; LOS, length of hospital stay.