Elevated Hemoglobin A1c Is Associated With Lower Socioeconomic Position and Increased Postoperative Infections and Longer Hospital Stay After Cardiac Surgical Procedures Brooke Finger, MS, Jason Brase, MS, Jianghua He, PhD, Will J. Gibson, DO, Katy Wirtz, RN, BSN, Brigid C. Flynn, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 103, Issue 1, Pages 145-151 (January 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.092 Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Pie charts elucidating the association of elevated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels and (A) total patients undergoing cardiac operations with a need for a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedure, (B) patients undergoing isolated CABG procedures, and (C) patients undergoing cardiac operations without the need for CABG. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, 145-151DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.092) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Distribution of socioeconomic position for patients with hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) of 7% or lower versus HbA1c greater than 7% showing a highly significant difference between the two groups (p = 0.005), with HbA1c greater than 7% strongly associated with lower socioeconomic position. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, 145-151DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.092) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions