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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients

From: Health related quality of life in patients with diabetic foot ulceration — translation and Polish adaptation of Diabetic Foot Ulcer Scale short form

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%)