Table II.
Clinical characteristics of studied patients grouped by SGA.
| Variables | SGA-A | SGA-B | SGA-C | Group comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics | P-value | ||||
| Total (N) | 126 | 103 | 23 | ||
| Gender, male/female | 78/48 | 64/39 | 13/10 | ||
| Age, years | 67.2±11.6 | 69.5±10.5 | 69.7±14.7 | 1.246 | 0.289 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 23.5±3.2 | 21.8±3.1 | 19.5±2.3 | 19.725 | 0.000 |
| Duration of DM, years | 11.6±8.3 | 13.1±8.8 | 9.9±6.5 | 1.732 | 0.179 |
| Duration of DFU, daysa | 55±87 | 73±101 | 138±292 | 3.312 | 0.039 |
| HbA1c, % | 8.7±2.1 | 8.5±2.2 | 9.6±2.9 | 1.227 | 0.302 |
| Triglyceride, mmol/l | 1.53±1.21 | 1.39±1.27 | 1.00±0.39 | 1.726 | 0.180 |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/l | 4.30±1.15 | 4.20±1.24 | 3.49±1.17 | 4.006 | 0.019 |
| Hemoglobin, g/l | 118.7±16.5 | 109.5±18.5 | 93.7±21.1 | 21.909 | 0.000 |
| Total protein, g/l | 66.1±7.0 | 65.1±5.8 | 59.5±8.5 | 9.591 | 0.000 |
| Albumin, g/l | 36.6±4.5 | 34.6±4.1 | 27.2±6.2 | 26.725 | 0.000 |
| Creatinine, μmol/l | 75.3±32.4 | 83.0±44.9 | 90.4±63.5 | 1.502 | 0.232 |
| Log10UP-24hb | 2.32±0.48 | 2.46±0.57 | 2.90±0.47 | 8.692 | 0.000 |
| Log10UMA-24hb | 1.74±0.60 | 1.87±0.76 | 2.20±0.58 | 3.038 | 0.050 |
Values are the mean ± SD or number (proportion). P-values are for the ANOVA across the three groups.
a
Values are for 192 Wagner grade 1–5 patients.
b
UP-24h, 24 h-urine protein; UMA-24h, 24 h-urine microalbumin. SGA, subjective global assessment; DM, diabetes mellitus; DFU, diabetic foot ulcer.