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. 2016 Mar 15;7:10.3402/dfa.v7.29605. doi: 10.3402/dfa.v7.29605

Table 1.

Demographic data of the patients

Parameter Patients with diabetic foot Patients without diabetic foot P
Number of patients 54 25 0.001
Age 54.87±11.05 48.92±11.18 0.029
Gender
 Male (%) 28 (52%) 16 (64%) 0.312
 Female (%) 26 (48%) 9 (36%)
Duration of diabetes mellitus
 Less than 5 years (%) 12 (22%) 13 (52%)
 5–10 years (%) 13 (24%) 3 (12%) 0.009
 More than 10 years (%) 29 (54%) 9 (36%)
Ratio of patients with other comorbid conditions (hypertension, cardiac disease, renal problems, eye problems) (%) 16/54 (29.6%) 18/25 (72%) 0.000
Educational level
 Limited educational level (non-educated or primary school) (%) 29 (54%) 19 (76%) 0.132
 Low educational level (secondary and tertiary school) (%) 13 (24%) 2 (8%)
 High educational level (college) (%) 12 (22%) 4 (16%)