Table 2.
Participant outcome variables for each hospital [number (%) unless otherwise stated]
| n | Total [95% CI] | Large regional (general) (n = 21) | Major regional (general) (n = 82) | Large metropolitan (general) (n = 90) | Major metropolitan (speciality) (n = 232) | Major metropolitan (general) (n = 308) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foot‐related conditions | 732 | 86 (11·8%) [9·6–14·3] | 2 (9·5%) | 12 (14·6%) | 8 (8·9%) | 19 (8·2%) | 45 (14·7%) | 0·147 |
| Foot disease | 732 | 72 (9·8%) [7·9–12·2] | 1 (4·8%) | 9 (11·0%) | 7 (7·8%) | 19 (8·2%) | 36 (11·7%) | 0·546 |
| Foot ulcers | 732 | 49 (6·7%) [5·1–8·8] | 0 | 7 (8·5%) | 4 (4·4%) | 11 (4·8%) | 27 (8·8%) | 0·183 |
| Foot infections | 723 | 24 (3·3%) [2·2–4·9] | 0 | 5 (6·2%) | 3 (3·3%) | 5 (2·2%) | 11 (3·6%) | NA |
| Mild foot infection | 723 | 11 (1·5%) [0·8–2·7] | 0 | 2 (2·5%) | 2 (2·2%) | 1 (0·4%) | 6 (2·0%) | NA |
| Moderate foot infection | 723 | 7 (1·0%) [0·4–2·0] | 0 | 2 (2·5%) | 0 | 2 (0·9%) | 3 (1·0%) | NA |
| Severe foot infection | 723 | 6 (0·8%) [0·3–1·8] | 0 | 1 (1·3%) | 1 (1·1%) | 2 (0·9%) | 2 (0·7%) | NA |
| Ischaemia | 728 | 33 (4·5%) [3·2–6·3] | 1 (4·8%) | 2 (2·4%) | 3 (3·3%) | 8 (3·5%) | 19 (6·3%) | NA |
| Acute foot wounds | 732 | 17 (2·3%) [1·4–3·7] | 1 (4·8%) | 4 (4·9%) | 2 (2·2%) | 1 (0·4%) | 9 (2·9%) | NA |
| Amputation procedures | 732 | 14 (1·9%) [1·1–3·2] | 0 | 2 (2·4%) | 0 | 2 (0·9%) | 10 (3·2%) | NA |
| Minor amputation procedure | 732 | 8 (1·1%) [0·5–2·2] | 0 | 1 (1·2%) | 0 | 1 (0·4%) | 6 (1·9%) | NA |
| Major amputation procedure | 732 | 6 (0·8%) [0·3–1·8] | 0 | 1 (1·2%) | 0 | 1 (0·4%) | 4 (1·3%) | NA |
95% CI, 95% confidence interval; NA, not applicable to test as the assumption of χ 2 test is violated as two cells had an expected count < 5.