Table 1.
Characteristics of the patients in the study (n=352)
| Characteristics | Mean (SD)n (%) |
| Age(yrs) | 44.0(15.8) |
| Age (yrs) | |
| <50 | 222(63.1) |
| ≥50 | 130(36.9) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 136(38.6) |
| Male | 216(61.4) |
| Education | |
| None/primary | 196(55.7) |
| Secondary/tertiary | 156(44.3) |
| Socioeconomic status | |
| Upper/mid | 118(33.5) |
| Lower | 234(66.5) |
| Type of DM | |
| Type 1 | 18(5.1) |
| Type 2 | 334(94.9) |
|
Presence of risk factor for DM foot ulcer |
192(54.5)* |
| -Neuropathy | 126(35.8) |
| -Poor vision/retinopathy | 108(30.7) |
| -Vasculopathy /absent dorsalis-pedis pulsation |
62(17.6) |
| -Foot deformity | 38(10.8) |
*
Please note some patients had multiple risk factors SD=standard deviation