Table 3.
Association of the characteristics of the feet with the risk of diabetic foot in women and men with DM2
| Variables related to the feet | Diabetic foot risk | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women (n = 102) | Men (n = 72) | |||||
| N (%) | P | OR (95% CI) | N (%) | P | OR (95% CI) | |
| Calluses | ||||||
| Yes | 11(26.8) | 0.046* | 2.83(0.99to8.06) | 10(28.6) | 0.212 | 2.0(0.66to6.46) |
| No | 7(11.5) | 6(16.2) | ||||
| Keratosis | ||||||
| Yes | 11(17.5) | 0.950 | 0.96(0.34to2.75) | 12(24.0) | 0.586 | 1.42(0.40to5.02) |
| No | 7(17.9) | 4(18.2) | ||||
| Crack | ||||||
| Yes | 12(23.1) | 0.148 | 2.20(0.75to6.41) | 11(26.8) | 0.284 | 1.90(0.58to6.20) |
| No | 6(12.0) | 5(16.1) | ||||
| Mycoses | ||||||
| Yes | 12(21.4) | 0.273 | 1.81(0.62to5.29) | 11(22.0) | 0.945 | 0.96(0.29to3.18) |
| No | 6(13.0) | 5(22.7) | ||||
| Claw toes | ||||||
| Yes | 7(33.3) | 0.041* | 3.18(1.05to9.63) | 4(26.7) | 0.643 | 1.36(0.36to5.05) |
| No | 11(13.6) | 12(21.1) | ||||
| Pes cavus | ||||||
| Yes | 1(7.1) | 0.290 | 0.32(0.04to2.62) | 4(30.8) | 0.417 | 1.74(0.45to6.63) |
| No | 17(19.3) | 12(20.3) | ||||
| Flat foot | ||||||
| Yes | 4(25.0) | 0.405 | 1.71(0.48to6.09) | 0(0) | 0.215** | – |
| No | 14(16.3) | 16(23.9) | ||||
| Ulcer | ||||||
| Yes | 1(50.0) | 0.271 | 4.88(0.29to81.95) | 3(100.0) | 0.001*,** | – |
| No | 17(17.0) | 13(18.8) | ||||
*
P value in Fisher's exact
**
Fisher's exact.