Table 1 Patient demographics
From: Diabetes mellitus is a potential risk factor for aseptic loosening around hip and knee arthroplasty
Aseptic loosening (N = 88) | Control (N = 352) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean ± SD) | 66 ± 12 | 64 ± 11 | 0.09 |
Sex (males:females) | 35:53 | 157:195 | 0.24 |
BMI (mean ± SD) | 28 ± 6 | 27 ± 4 | 0.12 |
Joint (hip:knee) | 57:31 | 165:187 | < 0.01 |
Bloods (mean ± SD) | |||
Haemoglobin (g/dL) | 129 ± 13 | 133 ± 15 | 0.56 |
Calcium (mmol/L) | 2.26 ± 0.12 | 2.26 ± 0.15 | 0.92 |
Phosphate (mmol/L) | 1.36 ± 0.47 | 1.10 ± 0.23 | 0.40 |
Magnesium (mmol/L) | 0.90 ± 0.16 | 0.87 ± 0.20 | 0.78 |
Potassium (mmol/L) | 4.60 ± 0.59 | 4.34 ± 0.23 | 0.24 |