Table 1 General characteristics of type 2 diabetics participants with foot ulcer across tertiles of DPI index (n = 339)
| Â | Tertiles of DPI Index | P2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
T1 (n = 113) < 23.64 | T2 (n = 113) 23.65–34.06 | T3 (n = 113) 34.07< | ||
Age (years) | 59.4 (9.2) | 60.8 (10.8) | 60.8 (10.5) | 0.53 |
Weight (kg) | 84.4 (14.2) | 81.8 (15.6) | 83.3 (15.7) | 0.43 |
WC (cm) | 106.3 (11.5) | 104.2 (11.6) | 105.0 (12.4) | 0.37 |
HC (cm) | 107.3 (11.1) | 104.7 (12.7) | 107.0 (12.1) | 0.19 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 28.8 (4.4) | 28.3 (4.8) | 28.3 (4.4) | 0.65 |
Female (%) | 42 (37.2) | 43 (38.1) | 37 (32.7) | 0.67 |
Married (%) | 94 (83.2) | 99 (87.6) | 94 (83.2) | 0.82 |
SES (score) | 4.4 (1.3) | 4.5 (1.2) | 4.8 (1.1) | 0.06 |
Smoking (%) | 27 (23.9) | 21 (18.6) | 26 (23.0) | 0.58 |
Physically active (%) (High) | 34 (30.1) | 45 (39.8) | 38 (33.6) | 0.52 |
History of MACE (%) | 39 (34.5) | 44 (38.9) | 48 (42.5) | 0.46 |
Covid-19 history (%) | 53 (46.9) | 50 (44.2) | 57(50.4) | 0.64 |
Amputation history (%) | 12 (10.6) | 12 (10.6) | 10 (8.8) | 0.87 |
Foot ulcer history (%) | 59 (52.2) | 59 (52.2) | 45 (39.8) | 0.09 |
Good shoe condition (%) | 21 (18.6) | 31 (27.4) | 22 (19.5) | 0.20 |
Good socks condition (%) | 30 (26.5) | 32 (28.3) | 24 (21.2) | 0.44 |
Debridement (%) | 97 (85.8) | 95 (84.1) | 94 (83.2) | 0.85 |