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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the DM patients evaluated for risk factors of foot ulceration

From: Screening for peripheral neuropathy and peripheral arterial disease in persons with diabetes mellitus in a Nigerian University Teaching Hospital

Parameter

Mean (SD)

Range

Age (years)

61.4 (10.8)

28–87

Duration of DM (years)

9.2 (7.6)

8–44

Body mass index (kg/m2)

27.6 (4.6)

17.5–42.5

Waist circumference (cm)

92.8 (12)

31–120

Haemoglobin (HbA1c) (%)

7.7 (2.1)

5–14