Table 2. Demographic characteristics of diabetic foot complications.
Note: DFUs = Diabetic foot ulcers, and LDL = low-density lipoprotein
| DFUs | Amputation | Gangrene | Total | |||||
| Non-affected (%) | Affected (%) | Non-affected (%) | Affected (%) | Non-affected (%) | Affected (%) | |||
| Age grouping (years) | 25-44 years | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 45-64 years | 9 | 49 | 38 | 20 | 41 | 17 | 58 | |
| ≥ 65 years | 6 | 28 | 25 | 9 | 24 | 10 | 34 | |
| Sex | Male | 13 | 61 | 46 | 28 | 51 | 23 | 74 |
| Female | 6 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 26 | |
| State of control of diabetes | Fair control | 6 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| Poor control | 13 | 63 | 50 | 26 | 51 | 25 | 76 | |
| Coronary artery disease | Yes | 5 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 25 |
| No | 14 | 61 | 53 | 22 | 54 | 21 | 75 | |
| Diabetic nephropathy | Yes | 4 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 32 |
| No | 15 | 53 | 48 | 20 | 52 | 16 | 68 | |
| Diabetic retinopathy | Yes | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| No | 15 | 71 | 59 | 27 | 60 | 26 | 86 | |
| Diabetic polyneuropathy | Yes | 8 | 41 | 35 | 14 | 36 | 13 | 49 |
| No | 11 | 40 | 34 | 17 | 35 | 16 | 51 | |
| Charcot foot | Yes | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| No | 19 | 71 | 62 | 28 | 65 | 25 | 90 | |
| Hypertension | Yes | 14 | 57 | 47 | 24 | 51 | 20 | 71 |
| No | 5 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 20 | 9 | 29 | |
| Hyperuricemia | Yes | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| No | 17 | 75 | 64 | 28 | 66 | 26 | 92 | |
| Anaemia | Yes | 6 | 47 | 31 | 22 | 32 | 21 | 53 |
| No | 13 | 34 | 38 | 9 | 39 | 8 | 47 | |
| C-reactive protein | Elevated | 0 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 31 |
| Normal | 19 | 50 | 52 | 17 | 51 | 18 | 69 | |
| Total cholesterol | Elevated | 4 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| Normal | 15 | 67 | 58 | 24 | 60 | 22 | 82 | |
| Triglyceride | High | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Border-line high | 1 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 16 | |
| Normal | 15 | 61 | 52 | 24 | 55 | 21 | 76 | |
| LDL Cholesterol | High | 6 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 25 |
| Normal | 13 | 62 | 51 | 24 | 54 | 21 | 75 | |
| Total | 19 | 81 | 69 | 31 | 71 | 29 | 100 | |