Table 2: Medical complications among the study population.

 

Total

(N = 110)

50 years

(N = 25)

> 50 years

(N = 58)

p value

Metabolic

Hyperglycemia*

52 (47%)

11 (44%)

41 (48%)

0.709

Hyponatremia**

82 (75%)

22 (88%)

60 (78%)

0.079

Hypernatremia***

2 (2%)

0 (0%)

2 (2%)

0.439

Infections

Respiratory

37 (34%)

5 (20%)

32 (38%)

0.101

Gastrointestinal

2 (2%)

1 (4%)

1 (1%)

0.353

Urinary tract

12 (11%)

2 (8%)

10 (12%)

0.596

Renal failure

15 (14%)

3 (12%)

12 (14%)

0.786

DVT

4 (4%)

1 (4%)

3 (4%)

0.912

CV

11 (10%)

5 (20%)

6 (7%)

0.058

Values are expressed as numbers (%).

CV: Cardiovascular complications such as arrhythmia, heart failure and coronary artery disease, DVT: Deep Venous Thrombosis.

Patients may have more than one complication

*Hyperglycemia is defined as random plasma glucose > 140 mg/dl; **Hyponatremia is defined as serum Sodium < 135 mmol/l; ***Hypernatremia is defined as serum Sodium > 145 mmol/l