Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of the PP population.
| Control group (n = 72) | Intervention group (n = 67) | All (n = 139) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 64.2 (14.1) | 69.8 (12.7) | 66.9 (13.7) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 56.0 (77.8) | 43.0 (64.2) | 99 (7.2) |
| Female | 16.0 (22.2) | 24.0 (35.8) | 40.0 (28.8) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 28.4 (5.1) | 28.5 (0.9) | 28.4 (5.5) |
| Marital status, married | 38 (55.9) | 46 (68.7) | 84 (62.2) |
| Education | |||
| Up to GSCE | 39 (65.0) | 42 (65.0) | 81 (65.0) |
| Bachelor/Master degree | 14 (23.0) | 16 (25.0) | 30 (24.0) |
| Higher diploma | 7 (12.0) | 7 (11.0) | 14 (11.0) |
| HbA1ca, % | 8.0 (1.7) | 7.7 (1.9) | 7.9 (1.9) |
| Type of diabetes | |||
| Type 2 | 60 (83.3) | 62 (92.5) | 122 (87.8) |
| Type 1 | 9 (12.5) | 5 (7.5) | 14 (10.1) |
| Secondary | 1 (1.4) | 0 | 1 (0.7) |
| Genetic | 2 (2.8) | 0 | 2 (1.4) |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duration of diabetes, years | 18.4 (12.3) | 20.4 (12.4) | 19.4 (12.2) |
| Treatment for diabetes | |||
| Insulin | 25 (38.5) | 20 (31.3) | 45 (34.9) |
| Pharmacological | 21 (32.3) | 14 (21.9) | 35 (27.1) |
| Insulin + Pharmacological | 19 (29.2) | 30 (46.9) | 49 (38.0) |
| ABI, number of patients | |||
| <0.7 | 20 (27.8) | 14 (20.9) | 34 (24.5) |
| 0.7 ≤ ABI ≤ 0.9 | 21 (29.2) | 20 (29.9) | 41 (29.5) |
| >0.9 | 31 (43.1) | 33 (49.3) | 64 (46.0) |
| Number of ulcers | 1.5 (0.8) | 1.5 (1.1) | 1.5 (1.0) |
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.