From: Association between hyperglycemia on admission and preoperative deep venous thrombosis in patients with femoral neck fractures
Type of venous thromboembolism
No. (%)
p-value
Blood glucose < 6.10 mmol/L
(n = 134)
Blood glucose ≥ 6.10 mmol/L
(n = 83)
DVT
6(4.5)
15(18.1)
0.001
Proximal
2(1.5)
7(8.4)
0.01
Distal
4(3.0)
8(9.6)
0.04