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Table 3 Adjusted postoperative complications and comparisons between diabetic groups using binary logistic regression

From: Early postoperative complications and discharge time in diabetic patients undergoing total shoulder arthroplasty

Postoperative complications

DM vs non-DM p value

OR; 95% CI

 Readmission

0.001

1.661 (1.215–2.270)

 Non-routine discharge

0.001

1.367 (1.132–1.650)

 Postoperative SSI

0.924

0.953 (0.352–2.581)

 Postoperative renal failure

0.384

1.187E+272 (0)

 Postoperative myocardial infarction

0.943

1.442 (0.331–3.621)

 Postoperative pneumonia

0.569

1.370 (0.229–2.966)

 Postoperative pulmonary embolism

0.837

1.139 (0.330–3.933)

 Postoperative transfusion due to bleeding

0.55

1.430 (0.388–1.920)

Postoperative complications

NIDDM vs non-DM p value

OR; 95% CI

 Readmission

0.027

1.508 (1.049–2.169)

 Non-routine discharge

0.058

1.235 (0.993–1.535)

 Postoperative SSI

0.74

0.813 (0.239–2.766)

 Postoperative renal failure

0.239

3.526 (0.792–31.611)

 Postoperative myocardial infarction

0.53

1.811 (0.284–11.568)

 Postoperative pneumonia

0.154

1.241 (0.954–5.023)

 Postoperative pulmonary embolism

0.725

0.802 (0.235–2.741)

 Postoperative transfusion due to bleeding

0.184

1.342 (0.869–2.072)

Postoperative complications

IDDM vs non-DM p value

OR; 95% CI

 Readmission

0.003

2.065 (1.279–3.334)

 Non-routine discharge

< 0.001

1.754 (1.291–2.384)

 Postoperative SSI

0.734

1.293 (0.295–5.672)

 Postoperative renal failure

0.995

0

 Postoperative myocardial infarction

0.271

1.560 (.429–9.657)

 Postoperative pneumonia

0.346

2.021 (.467–8.736)

 Postoperative pulmonary embolism

0.994

0

 Postoperative transfusion due to bleeding

0.856

0.941 (0.490–1.810)

Postoperative complications

NIDDM vs IDDM p value

OR; 95% CI

 Readmission

0.261

0.731 (0.423–1.263)

 Non-routine discharge

0.055

0.704 (0.496–1.276)

 Postoperative SSI

0.613

0.629 (0.104–3.801)

 Postoperative renal failure

0.994

0

 Postoperative myocardial infarction

0.141

0.170 (0.016–1.794)

 Postoperative pneumonia

0.809

1.216 (0.250–5.919)

 Postoperative pulmonary embolism

0.994

5,167,031 (0)

 Postoperative transfusion due to bleeding

0.337

1.426 (0.691–2.944)

  1. DM diabetes mellitus, NIDDM non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, IDDM insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, SSI surgical site infection. P values ≤ 0.05 are in italics