Table 4.
Association of severity of diabetic foot infections with clinical outcome
| Outcome | Severity of DFI | P* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n=65), n (%) | Mild (n=26; 40%), n (%) | Moderate (n=31; 47.69%), n (%) | Severe (n=8; 12.31%), n (%) | ||
| Ulcer healing at 1st month | 49.79% | 28.60% | 27.73% | 0.03 | |
| Ulcer healing 2nd month | 80.13% | 68.98% | 55.56% | 0.03 | |
| Ulcer healing 3rd month | 93.27% | 83.44% | 72.33% | 0.02 | |
| Minor amputation | 25 (38.46) | 4 (15.38) | 16 (51.61) | 4 (50) | 0.003 |
| Major amputation | 5 (7.69) | 0 | 3 (9.68) | 2 (25) | 0.001 |
| Readmission at 1st month | 6 (9.23) | 0 | 5 (16.13) | 1 (12.5) | 0.002 |
| Readmission 2nd month | 4 (6.15) | 0 | 2 (6.45) | 2 (25) | 0.01 |
| Readmission at 3rd month | 2 (3.08) | 0 | 1 (3.23) | 1 (12.5) | 0.04 |
| Mortality | 2 (3.08) | 0 | 1 (3.23) | 1 (12.5) | 0.04 |
*P<0.05 significant. DFI: Diabetic foot infections