Table 2.

Clinical characteristics and laboratory test results of the participants.

Characteristics	Categories	n	%
Reason for hospitalization	Heel pressure ulcers	53	44.9
	Infected toe	46	39.0
	Plantar abscess	14	11.9
	Amputated stump infection	5	4.2
Diabetes complications	Nephropathy	59	50.0
	Retinopathy	35	29.7
	Neuropathy	13	11.0
Comorbidities and history of hospitalization	End-stage renal disease	14	11.9
	Heart failure	27	22.9
	Hypertension	77	65.3
	Hyperlipidemia	65	55.1
	Chronic kidney disease	12	10.2
	Chronic liver disease	5	4.2
	Neurological disease	19	16.1
	Respiratory disease	39	33.1
	Malignancy	22	18.6
History of hospitalization and use of antibiotics	Previous hospitalization in the last 90 days	56	47.5
	Previous ICU admission in the last 90 days	1	0.8
	Use of antibiotics in the last 90 days	104	88.1
Total cholesterol	Normal (< 200 mg/dL)	67	56.8
	Abnormal (≥ 200 mg/dL)	51	43.2
Triglyceride	Normal (< 150 mg/dL)	62	52.5
	Abnormal (≥ 150 mg/dL)	56	47.5
Low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)	Normal (< 130 mg/dL)	106	89.8
	Abnormal (≥ 130 mg/dL)	12	10.2
High density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C)	Normal (≥ 40 mg/dL)	55	46.6
	Abnormal (< 40 mg/dL)	63	53.4
HbA1c	Normal (< 7%)	12	10.2
	Abnormal (≥ 7%)	106	89.8

ICU: intensive care unit.