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. 2016 Oct 13;6:30–36. doi: 10.1016/j.jcte.2016.10.001

Table 2.

Association of clinical characteristics and lifestyle with the risk of diabetic foot in women and men with DM2

Clinical variables Diabetic foot risk
Women (n = 102) Men (n = 72)
N (%) P OR (95% CI) N (%) P OR (95% CI)
Diagnostic time
 0–4 3(12.0) 1 3(20.0) 1
 5–9 4(17.4) 0.599 1.54(0.30to7,78) 3(15.0) 0.699 0,70(0.12to4.11)
 ≥10 11(20.4) 0.370 1.87(0.47to7.42) 10(27.0) 0.597 1.48(0.34to6.37)
Family history
 Yes 5(8.6) 0.009* 0.22(0.07to0.69) 5(14.7) 0.153 0.42(0.13to1.37)
 No 13(29.5) 11(28.9)
Use of insulin
 Yes 3(12.0) 0.399 0.56(0.15to2.13) 8(47.1) 0.008* 5.22(1.55to17.54)
 No 15(19.5) 8(14.5)
Comorbidities
 Yes 15(15.6) 0.051 0.18(0.03to1.00) 13(20.0) 0.183 0.33(0.06to1.67)
 No 3(50.0) 3(42.9)
Cardiovascular
 Yes 15(17.0) 0.690 0.75(0.18to3.03) 11(18.6) 0.129 0.36(0.10to1.34)
 No 3(21.4) 5(38.5)
Osteomioarticular
 Yes 9(14.5) 0.305 0.58(0.21to1.63) 4(16.0) 0.358 0.55(0.15to1.94)
 No 9(22.5) 12(25.5)
Sensory
 Yes 4(17.4) 0.977 0.97(0.28to3.32) 10(41.7) 0.007* 5.0(1.53to16.25)
 No 14(17.7) 6(12.5)
BMI
 Normal 6(22.2) 1 5(18.5) 1
 Overweight 6(15.4) 0.481 0.63(0.18to2.23) 7(75.0) 0.562 1.46(0.40to5.35)
 Obesity 6(16.7) 0.579 0.70(0.19to2.47) 4(23.5) 0.689 1.35(0.30to5.96)
IPAQ
 Sedentary 8(42.1) 1 2(20.0) 1
 Insufficient active 7(20.0) 0.089 0.34(0.10to1.17) 7(25.9) 0.710 1.4(0.23to8.24)
 Active 3(6.3) 0.002* 0.09(0.02to0.40) 7(20.0) 1.0 1.0(0.17to5.79)
Smoker
 Yes 1(16.7) 0.948 0.93(0.10to8.47) 4(22.2) 1.0**
 No 17(17.7) 12(22.2)
Alcoholic
 Yes 0(0) 3(21.4) 0.937 0.94(0.23to3.89)
 No 18(17.6) 13(22.4)

BMI, body mass index; IPAQ, International Physical Activity Questionnaire.

1 variable reference.

*

P value in Fisher's exact

**

Fisher's exact.