Table 3 Demographics and morbidity of diabetics with well-controlled diabetes vs. poorly controlled diabetes
From: The effect of diabetes on burn patients: a retrospective cohort study
All | WCD | PCD | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of patients | 57 | 24 | 33 | |
Demographics | ||||
Age, years, mean ± SD | 61.1 ± 16.7 | 67.0 ± 15.4 | 56.8 ± 16.5 | 0.0205 |
Gender, male, no. (%) | 40 (70.2) | 14 (58.3) | 26 (78.8) | 0.0956 |
TBSA, %, median (IQR) | 8.5 (6–15) | 9 (6–15.1) | 8 (5–15) | 0.6696 |
TBSA 2nd degree, %, median (IQR) | 4 (1–8) | 4.13 (0.3–9) | 4 (1.5–8) | 0.7895 |
TBSA 3rd degree, %, median (IQR) | 2.5 (0–8.5) | 2.63 (0–9.8) | 2.5 (0–7) | 0.8165 |
LOS/%TBSA, median (IQR) | 2.13 (1.5–3.2) | 2.2 (1.5–3.5) | 1.9 (1.5–3) | 0.6525 |
LOS, median (IQR) | 20 (14–27) | 24 (14.5–30.5) | 18 (13–24) | 0.0965 |
Inhalation injury, no. (%) | 11 (19.3) | 5 (20.8) | 6 (18.2) | 1.0000 |
Death, no. (%) | 4 (7.0) | 1 (4.2) | 3 (9.1) | 0.0956 |
Morbidity | ||||
Total morbidity, median (IQR) | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–2.5) | 1 (0–1) | 0.9528 |
Wound infection, no. (%) | 27 (47.4) | 8 (33.3) | 19 (57.6) | 0.0703 |
Bacteremia, no. (%) | 9 (15.8) | 6 (25.0) | 3 (9.1) | 0.1461 |
Sepsis, no. (%) | 8 (14) | 5 (20.8) | 3 (9.1) | 0.2612 |
UTI, no. (%) | 11 (19.3) | 5 (20.8) | 6 (18.2) | 1.0000 |
Pneumonia, no. (%) | 12 (21.1) | 7 (29.2) | 5 (15.2) | 0.2000 |
Heart failure, no. (%) | 2 (3.5) | 0 (0) | 2 (6.1) | 0.5038 |
Renal failure, no. (%) | 4 (7) | 1 (4.1) | 3 (9.1) | 0.6311 |
Respiratory failure, no. (%) | 3 (5.3) | 2 (8.3) | 1 (3) | 0.5669 |