Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the ITT population.
| Control group (n = 90) | Intervention group (n = 90) | All (n = 180) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 66.2 (14.3) | 69.3 (13.0) | 67.8 (13.7) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 66.0 (73.3) | 61.0 (67.8) | 127 (70.6) |
| Female | 24.0 (26.2) | 29.0 (32.2) | 53.0 (29.4) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 28.2 (5.0) | 28.5 (6.0) | 28.3 (5.5) |
| Marital status, married | 43 (53.1) | 59 (67.0) | 102 (60.4) |
| Education | |||
| Up to GSCE | 48 (68.5) | 54 (65.0) | 102 (66.6) |
| Bachelor/Master degree | 15 (21.5) | 21 (25.3) | 36 (23.6) |
| Higher diploma | 7 (10.0) | 8 (9.6) | 15 (9.8) |
| HbA1ca, % | 8.0 (1.7) | 7.8 (1.9) | 7.9 (1.8) |
| Type of diabetes | |||
| Type 2 | 76 (86.4) | 82 (91.1) | 158 (88.8) |
| Type 1 | 9 (10.2) | 8 (8.9) | 17 (9.6) |
| Secondary | 1 (1.1) | 0 | 1 (0.6) |
| Genetic | 2 (2.3) | 0 | 2 (1.1) |
| Missing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Duration of diabetes, years | 19.0 (12.2) | 19.9 (11.9) | 19.5 (12.0) |
| Treatment for diabetes | |||
| Insulin | 30 (37.5) | 27 (32.2) | 57 (34.7) |
| Pharmacological | 26 (32.5) | 20 (23.8) | 46 (28.0) |
| Insulin + Pharmacological | 24 (30.0) | 37 (44.0) | 61 (37.2) |
| ABI, number of patients | |||
| <0.7 | 24 (26.7) | 23 (25.6) | 47 (26.1) |
| 0.7 ≤ ABI ≤ 0.9 | 25 (27.8) | 24 (26.7) | 49 (27.2) |
| >0.9 | 41 (45.6) | 43 (46.7) | 84 (46.1) |
| Number of ulcers | 1.5 (0.1) | 1.4 (0.1) | 1.5 (0.1) |
Data are mean (SD) for continuous variables and n (%) for categorical values. BMI, body mass index.
ABI, ankle-brachial index.
a
HbA1c values assessed during the previous three months.