Preoperative carbohydrate load and intraoperatively infused omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids positively impact nosocomial morbidity after coronary artery bypass grafting: a double-blind controlled randomized trial

Table 2 Clinical data and risk factors of patient population (N = 57) by group

	CHO	Control	CHO + W3	W3	P value
	(n = 14)	(n = 14)	(n = 15)	(n = 14)	P value
LVEF	0.55 ± 0.12 (0.60)	0.57 ± 0.11 (0.60)	0.54 ± 0.13 (0.60)	0.62 ± 0.11 (0.65)	0.168^a
Smoking	6 (43)	9 (64)	7 (47)	8 (57)	0.653^b
Diabetes	4 (29)	3 (21)	5 (33)	6 (43)	0.666^b
Dyslipidemia	11 (79)	12 (86)	8 (53)	11 (79)	0.204^b
Previous AMI	7 (50)	9 (64)	6 (40)	7 (50)	0.631^b
Beta-blocker use	9 (64)	10 (71)	6 (40)	11 (79)	0.151^b
Statin use	11 (79)	11 (79)	9 (60)	11 (79)	0.580^b
Fibrate use	2 (14)	2 (14)	2 (13)	3 (21)	0.930^b
Previous PCI	1 (7)	4 (29)	4 (27)	3 (21)	0.495^b

Data expressed as mean ± SD, median (in parentheses) for continuous variables, or number (%) for categorical variables
LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, AMI acute myocardial infarction, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention
^aKruskal-Wallis test
^bChi-square test

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