Table 2.
Patients’ characteristics with diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) compared to those in the control group.
| Characteristics | Control Group (n = 274) | DFU (n = 252) | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | % | No | % | |||
| Gender | Male | 168 | 61.31 | 151 | 59.92 | 0.74 |
| Female | 106 | 38.68 | 101 | 40.08 | ||
| Age (years) | <40 | 5 | 1.82 | 3 | 1.19 | 0.55 |
| 40–49 | 23 | 8.39 | 18 | 7.14 | 0.59 | |
| 50–59 | 89 | 32.48 | 56 | 22.22 | 0.008 | |
| 60–69 | 62 | 22.62 | 86 | 34.13 | 0.003 | |
| 70–79 | 58 | 21.16 | 64 | 25.40 | 0.25 | |
| >80 | 37 | 13.5 | 25 | 9.92 | 0.20 | |
| Mean age (years) | 58.67 ± 12.56 | 65.72 ± 11.89 | <0.01 | |||
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 28.12 ± 6.2 | 29.1 ± 7.3 | 0.09 | |||
| Type of diabetes | 1 | 23 (8.3) | 8.3 | 17 | 6.7 | 0.48 |
| 2 | 251 (91.6) | 91.6 | 235 | 93.25 | ||
| Glycated haemoglobin (%) | 7.6 ± 2.1 | 9.2 ± 3.7 | <0.01 | |||
| Diabetes duration (years) | 9.6 ± 5.8 | 11.8 ± 7.8 | <0.01 | |||
| Diabetic retinopathy | 89 | 32.5 | 171 | 67.85 | <0.01 | |
| Chronic kidney disease (GFR * < 60 mL/min/1.73m2) | 81 | 29.56 | 135 | 53.57 | <0.01 | |
| Diabetic polyneuropathy | 164 | 59.84 | 192 | 76.16 | <0.01 | |
| Peripheral artery disease | 65 | 23.72 | 170 | 67.46 | <0.01 | |
| Coronary artery disease | 161 | 58.75 | 202 | 80.15 | <0.01 | |
* GFR—glomerular filtration rate.