TABLE 3:
Differences in Diabetic Foot Risk Categories by Demographic and Clinical Variables
| Variables | Diabetic Foot Risk Category, Mean (SD) | p-value1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Age, years | 57 (8.89) | 55.30 (11.10) | 54.58 (9.82) | 54.8 (9.65) | 0.8674 |
| Glycated haemoglobin, g% | 9.21 (2.31) | 8.90 (2.11) | 9.43 (2.23) | 9.21 (2.06) | 0.7734 |
| Cholesterol | 5.76 (0.68) | 5.15 (1.44) | 5.21 (1.22) | 4.74 (0.91) | 0.0664 |
| Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, mmol/L | 3.68 (0.98) | 3.02 (0.98) | 3.25 (1.21) | 2.77 (0.85) | 0.1154 |
| High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, mmol/L | 1.24 (0.36) | 1.27 (0.43) | 1.41 (0.63) | 1.18 (0.39) | 0.2142 |
| Triglyceride, mmol/L | 1.94 (1.04) | 1.91 (2.00) | 1.82 (1.04) | 1.86 (1.02) | 0.7231 |
| Urine albumin creatinine ratio | 39 (26.16) | 47.04 (32.4) | 50.30 (27.3) | 44.7 (29.16) | 0.3864 |
| Fasting blood sugar | 10.53 (4.86) | 10.98 (4.92) | 12.17 (4.71) | 11.25 (4.87) | 0.8181 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 29.3 (6.15) | 27.46 (4.16) | 27.74 (6.48) | 27.76 (3.99) | 0.5874 |
1
Differences in average clinical characteristics between diabetic foot risk was assessed using one-way analysis of variance rank test. SD, standard deviation.