Table 2.
Demographic, clinical and epidemiological characterization of the sample, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, 2017–2018.
| Variables 1 | Categories | N | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLA severity (outcome) | Disarticulation and bilateral (Outcome 3) | 80 | 20.8 |
| Suprapatellar (Outcome 2) | 107 | 27.8 | |
| Transmetatarsal and infrapatellar (Outcome 1) | 97 | 25.2 | |
| Toe (Outcome 0) | 101 | 26.2 | |
| Age (Years) | ≥67 | 206 | 53.5 |
| <67 (reference) | 179 | 46.5 | |
| Gender | Male | 226 | 58.7 |
| Female (reference) | 159 | 41.3 | |
| Education level | Incomplete | 139 | 36.1 |
| Elementary | 186 | 49.3 | |
| Illiterate (reference) | 60 | 15.6 | |
| City | Rural | 172 | 44.7 |
| Fortaleza (reference) | 213 | 55.3 | |
| PKDM | No | 56 | 14.6 |
| Yes (reference) | 329 | 85.4 | |
| Smoking | Yes | 206 | 53.5 |
| No (reference) | 179 | 46.5 | |
| Alcoholism | Yes | 155 | 40.3 |
| No (reference) | 230 | 59.7 | |
| CVD | Yes | 150 | 39 |
| No (reference) | 235 | 61 | |
| SAH | Yes | 283 | 73.5 |
| No (reference) | 102 | 36.5 | |
| Glucometer | No | 184 | 47.8 |
| Yes (reference) | 201 | 52.2 | |
| Daily use of Gl. | No | 296 | 76.9 |
| Yes (reference) | 89 | 33.1 | |
| Hypoglycemic | No | 118 | 30.7 |
| Yes (reference) | 267 | 69.3 | |
| Insulin | No | 209 | 54.3 |
| Yes (reference) | 176 | 45.7 | |
| Freq.-Primary Care | Never | 117 | 30.4 |
| Rarely | 55 | 14.3 | |
| Regularly (reference) | 213 | 55.3 | |
| Primary Care | No | 263 | 68.3 |
| Yes (reference) | 122 | 31.7 |
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Supplementary Variable Information:(1) Age, variable age recoded to greater than and less than 67 years (mean sample age);(2) PKDM, prior knowledge of diabetes mellitus;(3) CVD, cardiovascular disease;(4) SAH, systemic arterial hypertension;(5) LLA severity, severity of lower limb amputations caused by DM;(6) Daily use of Gl., Daily use of glucometer;(7) Freq.-Primary Care, frequency of attending primary care;(8) Primary Care, specific guidance on amputation in primary care DM.