Table 4.
Mean scores of Diabetic Foot Scale-Short Form and the two component summary of Short form-8 according to sociodemographic, clinical, and diabetic foot characteristics.
| Clinical variables | DFS-SF mean (SD) | PCS8 mean (SD) | MCS8 mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 44.9 (17.5) | 40.4 (9.8) | 42.8 (11.5) |
| Female | 35.4 (14.0) | 36.5 (9.9) | 39.7 (9.9) |
| P value | 0.002∗ | 0.034∗ | 0.126 |
| Educational status | |||
| ≤high school | 39.0 (15.4) | 37.3 (9.5) | 39.9 (10.7) |
| >high school | 46.2 (18.3) | 41.9 (10.0) | 44.4 (11.2) |
| P value | 0.011∗ | 0.006∗ | 0.017∗ |
| Occupational status | |||
| Employed | 45.0 (18.4) | 42.1 (9.1) | 43.4 (11.7) |
| Unemployed | 41.1 (16.5) | 38.3 (10.1) | 41.4 (10.9) |
| P value | 0.242 | 0.049∗ | 0.351 |
| Stressful events in the last year | |||
| Yes | 36.9 (14.5) | 37.4 (9.7) | 39.7 (11.0) |
| No | 51.0 (17.6) | 42.5 (9.5) | 45.5 (10.4) |
| P value | 0.000∗ | 0.003∗ | 0.003∗ |
| Duration of foot ulcer (month) | |||
| <1 | 45.8 (17.3) | 42.1 (10.0) | 44.0 (10.6) |
| 1-3 | 39.5 (13.6) | 37.4 (10.0) | 40.2 (10.1) |
| >3 | 39.9 (18.5) | 37.5 (9.2) | 40.7 (12.1) |
| P value | 0.116 | 0.022∗ | 0.170 |
| PVD | |||
| Yes | 35.8 (13.2) | 35.9 (8.9) | 40.1 (10.7) |
| No | 44.7 (17.8) | 40.7 (10.1) | 42.6 (11.2) |
| P value | 0.004∗ | 0.009∗ | 0.235 |
| Offloading device | |||
| None | 43.9 (17.9) | 41.1 (10.5) | 40.2 (10.8) |
| Felted foam padding | 47.2 (18.4) | 40.0 (10.1) | 45.0 (11.0) |
| Half shoe | 40.7 (13.4) | 39.1 (9.8) | 40.5 (10.9) |
| Removable cast walker | 36.4 (15.0) | 37.8 (9.4) | 40.2 (12.0) |
| Total contact cast | 30.3 (5.7) | 32.9 (7.0) | 40.9 (6.2) |
| P value | 0.016∗ | 0.280 | 0.223 |
| Infection | |||
| Yes | 39.1 (15.9) | 38.6 (10.3) | 41.7 (10.7) |
| No | 45.1 (17.7) | 40.0 (9.6) | 42.0 (11.5) |
| P value | 0.035∗ | 0.400 | 0.886 |
| Amputation | |||
| Yes/minor | 39.6 (17.5) | 39.0 (8.4) | 38.8 (11.6) |
| No | 43.3 (16.7) | 39.4 (10.6) | 43.3 (10.6) |
| P value | 0.227 | 0.812 | 0.023∗ |
| Wagner classification | |||
| Grade 1 | 48.3 (18.4) | 41.0 (10.2) | 44.7 (10.1) |
| Grade 2 | 40.3 (15.6) | 39.6 (9.9) | 40.8 (10.9) |
| ≥Grade 3 | 38.6 (16.2) | 37.3 (9.6) | 41.6 (12.0) |
| P value | 0.016∗ | 0.226 | 0.149 |
| Type of diabetes | |||
| Type 1 | 45.7 (20.4) | 40.3 (10.1) | 48.5 (13.6) |
| Type 2 | 41.8 (16.8) | 39.2 (10.0) | 41.3 (10.8) |
| P value | 0.470 | 0.734 | 0.037∗ |
| BMI | |||
| Nonobese | 46.3 (17.1) | 41.6 (9.7) | 43.5 (11.1) |
| Obese | 39.5 (16.4) | 37.8 (9.9) | 40.8 (11.2) |
| P value | 0.018∗ | 0.026∗ | 0.159 |
∗ P value < 0.05.