Table 2.

DFU clinical characteristics related to outcome.

	Total	Healed
DFU clinical characteristics	n	n	%	p-Value	Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)
Dorsal diabetic foot ulcer (dorsum, toes and digital amputation sites)	153	118	77	0.03a	–
≥2 diabetic foot ulcers	66	46	70	0.6	–
Diabetic foot ulcer duration ≥ 1 month	118	86	73	0.8	–
Loss of pain sensation	218	161	74	0.6	–
Monophasic Doppler signal	74	45	63	0.004b	0.43 (0.2–0.8)
Neuroischaemic/ischaemic DFU classification	120	77	64	0.02c	0.49 (0.29–0.81)
Positive probe-to-bone	66	41	62	0.02d	0.52 (0.29–0.92)
Positive X-ray	60	37	62	0.03e	0.67 (0.3–1.5)
Osteomyelitis	90	58	64	0.05f	0.60 (0.36–1.01)
Positive bacterial growth	129	90	70	0.4	–
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus	11	8	73	0.4	–

p-value related to clinical factors which may or may not affect DFU healing (p = 0.05 or less shows significance).

^aCompared to plantar and calcaneal ulcers.

^bCompared to biphasic and triphasic Doppler pulses.

^cCompared to neuropathic DFU.

^dCompared to negative probe-to-bone.

^eCompared to negative radiological findings.

^fCompared to DFU not complicated by osteomyelitis.