Table 1.
Baseline characteristics and Factors affecting Peripheral Arterial Disease
| Characteristics/Factor | Number (%) (N=76) |
Number with Peripheral Arterial Disease (%) (n-54) |
Severity of Peripheral Arterial Disease | ||
| Mild (%) (0.7–0.9) N=10 |
Moderate (%) (0.4–0.69) N=12 |
Severe (%) (0.0.4) N= 32 |
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| Age* >65 45-64 20-44 |
36 (47.4) 30 (39.5) 8 (10.5) |
29 (53.7) 20 (37.0) 5 (9.2) |
5 5 3 |
6 6 0 |
18 12 2 |
| Gender Male(30) Female(45) |
30 (39.5) 46 (60.5) |
20 (37.0) 34 (63.0) |
4 6 |
3 9 |
13 19 |
| Educational level None Primary level Secondary level & above |
14 (18.4) 27 (35.5) 35 (46.1) |
9 (16.7) 22 (40.7) 23 (42.6) |
1 1 8 |
1 8 3 |
7 13 12 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 57 (75) | 39 (72.2) | 9 | 10 | 20 |
| Hypertension | 40 (52.6) | 29 (53.7) | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 5 (6.6) | 5 (9.3) | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Smoking | 12 (15.8) | 10 (18.5) | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Exercise | 23 (30.3) | 15 (27.8) | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Awareness of reason for amputation Yes no |
73(96.1) 3(3.9) |
51(94.4) 3(5.6) |
10 - |
12 - |
29 3 |
| Reason for amputation Wet gangrene Dry gangrene |
36(47.4) 40 (52.6) |
20(37.04) 34(62.96) |
9 1 |
5 7 |
6 26 |
| Type of amputation Above knee Below knee Mid foot Ray amputation |
35(46.1) 29(38.2) 1(1.3) 11(14.4) |
28(51.9) 18(33.3) 0(0) 8(14.8) |
5 2 - 3 |
3 6 - 3 |
20 10 - 2 |
*
Age of two(2) participants was not recorded.