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Table 1 Descriptive Statistics (n = 238)

From: Dexamethasone and postoperative hyperglycemia in diabetics undergoing elective hip or knee arthroplasty: a case control study in 238 patients

Variable

Summary

 Age (years)

64.2 (10.1)a

 BMI (kg/m2)

33.1 (5.9)a

 Pre-operative HgbA1cb

6.7(1.0)a

 Length of Stay (hours)c

85.7 (64.4)a

Dexamethasone

 Yes

77 (32.4%)

 No

161 (67.7%)

Sex

 Male

133 (55.9%)

 Female

105 (44.1%)

Type of diabetes

 Type I

12 (5.0%)

 Type II

226 (95.0%)

Medication

 Oral Hyperglycemic

119 (50.0%)

 Insulin, < 0.6 units/kg/day or 80 units/day

59 (24.8%)

 Insulin, >  0.6 units/kg/day or 80 units/day

16 (6.7%)

 No medication

44 (18.5%)

Procedure

 THA or Conversion THA

88 (37.0%)

 TKA

123 (51.7%)

 UKA

27 (11.3%)

  1. aMean (SD) reported
  2. bPre-operative HgbA1c had 19 missing observations
  3. cLength of Stay had 2 missing observations