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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with diabetes undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA)

From: Risk factors for venous thromboembolism in patients with diabetes undergoing joint arthroplasty

 

Total

VTE (+)

VTE (-)

Z value/t value/χ2 value

P value

Sex (M/F)

97/303

34/153

63/150

7.040

0.010

Age (years)

64.9 ± 7.7

66.0 ± 6.7

64.1 ± 8.3

-2.513

0.012

Smoke, % (n)

16.5 (66)

13.9 (26)

18.8 (40)

1.718

0.225

Alcohol drink, % (n)

11.5 (46)

11.2 (21)

11.7 (25)

0.025

1.000

Hypertension, % (n)

64.8 (259)

64.7 (121)

64.8 (138)

0.000

1.000

Cerebrovascular disease, % (n)

14.0 (56)

15.0 (28)

13.1 (28)

0.276

0.665

BMI (kg/m2)

26.9 ± 3.4

27.1 ± 3.5

26.7 ± 3.4

-1.225

0.221

SBP (mmHg)

144 (131, 157)

144 (133, 157)

143 (130, 157)

-1.001

0.317

DBP (mmHg)

80 (73, 88)

80 (72, 88)

80 (73, 88)

-0.351

0.725

Preoperative fasting glucose (mmol/L)

7.7 ± 2.2

7.8 ± 2.3

7.7 ± 2.1

0.104

0.917

HbA1c (%)

7.5 ± 1.5

7.6 ± 1.6

7.5 ± 1.4

0.189

0.835

Preoperative D-dimer (mg/L FEU)

0.43 (0.27, 0.83)

0.46 (0.28, 1.14)

0.40 (0.27, 0.66)

-2.696

0.007

Varicose veins, % (n)

8.3 (33)

8.0 (15)

8.5 (18)

0.024

1.000

Operative procedures

 THA, % (n)

23.3 (93)

32.3 (30)

67.7 (63)

10.222

0.001

 TKA, % (n)

76.8 (307)

51.1 (157)

48.9 (150)

 Caprini score

7.2 ± 0.7

7.2 ± 0.8

7.1 ± 0.8

-0.827

0.409