Skip to main content
. 2022 Aug 6;18:775–783. doi: 10.2147/TCRM.S366846

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.