Table 1.
Distribution of patients with diabetic foot complications (n = 3035).
| Diabetes-Related Foot Disease (DFD) (n = 3035) a | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) | 1503 | 49.5 |
| Diabetic foot infection (DFI) b | 1448 | 47.7 |
| Cellulitis | 1335 | 44.0 |
| Osteomyelitis | 219 | 7.2 |
| Diabetic gangrene (DG) | 123 | 4.1 |
| Diabetes-related lower limb amputation (DLEA) c | 222 | 7.3 |
| Toe | 184 | 6.1 |
| Foot | 14 | 0.5 |
| Below knee | 34 | 1.1 |
| Above knee | 33 | 1.1 |
| Other diabetes-related foot disease (Other DFD) d | 1189 | 39.2 |
| Peripheral angiopathy without gangrene | 670 | 22.1 |
| Mononeuropathy | 332 | 10.9 |
| Polyneuropathy | 270 | 8.9 |
| Diabetic Neuropathic arthropathy | 32 | 1.1 |
| Other peripheral circulatory complication | 47 | 1.6 |
Note: a Among 3035 individuals with DFD, 2080 individuals (68.5%) were diagnosed with one type of foot complication, 602 individuals (20%) were diagnosed with two types of foot complications, 227 (7.5%) had three types of complications, whereas 126 (4%) had four or more types of foot complications. b Among 1448 patients with DFI, 1229 patients had cellulitis only, and 113 had osteomyelitis and 106 had both types of infections. c Among 222 individuals with DLEA, 184 had one type of DLEA, whereas 38 patients had multiple types of DLEA. d Among 1189 patients with other types of DFD, 605 patients had one type of other DFD, and 584 patients had multiple types of other DFD.