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Table 3 Polytrauma by diabetic co morbid status (AIS 3+ ≥2 body regions, known outcome only) summary 2003 to 2011

From: Outcomes of polytrauma patients with diabetes mellitus

Sub-groups

Defined as

Diabetes

Known PMC no diabetes

Definitely no PMC

P-values

  

Outcome

Outcome

Outcome

  

Alive

Dead

Alive

Dead

Alive

Dead

Diabetes: Insulin dependent

No

95

48

2156

553

2229

329

N/A

(95% CI)

66.4 (58.7 to 58.7)

33.6 (25.8 to 41.3)

79.6%

20.4%

87.1%

12.9%

Yes

55

24

    

(95% CI)

69.6 (59.5 to 79.8)

30.4 (20.2 to 40.5)

    

Age

Median age (years)

58.1

74.3

44.5

63.6

28.6

27.7

<0.001

IQR

42 to 70

60 to 81

29 to 61

43 to 82

20 to 43

20 to 46

  1. Where appropriate values are presented in %s. AIS, Abbreviated Injury Score; CI, confidence interval; IQR, interquartile range; PMC, past medical co-morbidities.