Male, [n (%)] N = 212 | 153 (72.2%) | |
Age [mean (SD)] N = 210 | 62.5 (10.4) | |
Place of residence [n (%)] N = 211 | Rural area | 45 (21.3%) |
Urban area of <100 thousand. | 54 (25.6%) | |
Urban area of 100–500 thousand. | 14 (6.6%) | |
Urban area of more than 500 thousand. | 98 (46.4%) | |
Education [n (%)] N = 212 | Primary | 36 (17.0%) |
Secondary | 138 (65.1%) | |
Higher | 38 (17.9%) | |
Type of diabetes [n (%)] N = 211 | Type 1 | 27 (12.8%) |
Type 2 | 181 (85.8%) | |
Other | 3 (1.4%) | |
Time (years) from diagnosis of diabetes [mean (SD)] N = 209 | 17.8 (11.6) | |
Time (years) from diagnosis of DFU [mean (SD)] N = 210 | 4.4 (4.7) | |
Time (weeks) of actual ulcer treatment [mean (SD)] N = 212 | 52.1 (99.0) | |
Size of ulcers in sq. cm [mean (SD)] N = 203 | 5.5 (10.3) | |
Perfusion [n (%)] N = 207 | Grade 1 | 110 (53.1%) |
Grade 2 | 85 (41.1%) | |
Grade 3 | 12 (5.8%) | |
Depth/tissue loss [n (%)] N = 210 | Grade 1 | 84 (40.0%) |
Grade 2 | 81 (38.6%) | |
Grade 3 | 45 (21.4%) | |
Infection [n (%)] N = 210 | Grade 1 | 97 (46.2%) |
Grade 2 | 64 (30.5%) | |
Grade 3 | 46 (21.9%) | |
Grade 4 | 3 (1.4%) | |
Sensation [n (%)] N = 210 | Grade 1 | 23 (11.0%) |
Grade 2 | 187 (89.0%) | |
Number of limbs affected [n (%)] N = 191 | One | 184 (96.3%) |
Both | 7 (3.7%) |