Table 2 Characteristics of patients, according to diabetes status
From: Post-operative stress hyperglycemia is a predictor of mortality in liver transplantation
Variable | Diabetic patients (n = 125) | Non-diabetic patients (n = 507) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 56 ± 8 | 51 ± 12 | < 0.001 |
Males, n (%) | 102 (81) | 372 (73) | 0.074 |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 27.4 ± 3.6 | 26.7 ± 3.8 | 0.029 |
Aetiology, n (%) | |||
 Alcohol | 88 (70) | 298 (58) | 0.022 |
 HCV | 28 (22) | 102 (20) | 0.659 |
 Malignant | 52 (41) | 122 (24) | < 0.001 |
 Fulminant | 2 (2) | 31 (6) | 0.070 |
MELD | 13 ± 5 | 14 ± 6 | 0.044 |
Glucose, mg/dL | 207 ± 108 | 111 ± 43 | < 0.001 |
Creatinine, mg/dL | 0.9 ± 0.4 | 0.9 ± 0.4 | 0.532 |
CIT, hours | 7.5 ± 2.6 | 7.4 ± 2.1 | 0.252 |
RBC transfusion, units | 5 [2, 9] | 6 [3, 12] | 0.034 |
PT, units | 0 [0, 1] | 0 [0, 1] | 0.079 |
PN, days | 4 [3, 6] | 4 [3, 6] | 0.788 |
CVVHDF, n (%) | 20 (16) | 57 (11) | 0.192 |