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. 2022 Feb 21;22:46. doi: 10.1186/s12902-022-00957-0

Table 2.

Comparison of clinical indexes of diabetic foot ulcer patients infected with sensitive bacteria and multidrug resistant bacteria

Index Infected with Sensitive Bacteria(n = 62) Infected with Multidrug resistant bacteria(n = 84) P Value
 Sex (M/F) 41/21 52/32 0.600
 Age 50.24 ± 8.71 49.39 ± 12.29 0.643
 Diabetes duration (years) 10.51 ± 6.32 9.75 ± 5.94 0.458
 BMI(kg/m2) 24.87 ± 3.18 30.11 ± 3.61 0.000*
 HbA1c(%) 7.91 ± 0.85 9.82 ± 0.93 0.000*
 FPG(mmol/l) 9.35 ± 1.74 11.51 ± 1.90 0.000*
 TG (mmol/l) 2.05 ± 1.58 2.69 ± 0.92 0.003*
 TC (mmol/l) 4.67 ± 1.20 4.45 ± 0.88 0.203
 HDL-c (mmol/l) 1.29 ± 0.45 1.31 ± 0.38 0.772
 LDL-c (mmol/l) 2.79 ± 0.80 2.87 ± 0.78 0.546
 Ulcer course(Month) 1.51 ± 0.92 2.20 ± 1.26 0.000*
 Ulcer size(cm2) 15.21 ± 10.41 26.12 ± 14.79 0.000*
Wagners Grade
 I 2(3.23%) 4(4.76%) 0.644
 II 25(40.32) 31(36.90%) 0.675
 II 12(19.35%) 16(19.05%) 0.963
 IV 23(37.10%) 33(39.29%) 0.788
 Amorbidities
 Hypertension 24(38.71%) 38(45.24%) 0.430
 Retinopathy 32(51.61%) 47(55.95%) 0.603
 Peripheral neuropathy 25(40.32%) 57(67.86%) 0.001*
 Kidney disease 32(51.61%) 47(55.95%) 0.603
 Peripheral vascular lesions 28(45.16%) 61(72.62%) 0.001*
 Osteomyelitis 5(8.06%) 24(28.57%) 0.002*
 White blood cell count (*103) 9.21 ± 1.87 6.51 ± 1.77 0.000*
 Neutrophil percentage (%) 50.13 ± 17.61 38.42 ± 15.25 0.000*
 Use of antimicrobial drugs within the last 3 months 36(58.06%) 64(78.05%) 0.020*

Abbreviations: BMI Body mass index, HbA1c Hemoglobin A1c, FPG Fasting plasma glucose, TG Triglyceride, TC Total cholesterol, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol

Data are expressed as mean ± SD or percentage. *P < 0.05 compared with infected with sensitive bacteria group