Table 2 Univariate analysis of the predictors of diabetic foot ulcer outcome among a Saudi population
From: Factors associated with amputation among patients with diabetic foot ulcers in a Saudi population
Variable | OR | CI | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender (number of patients) | |||
Male | 0.3 | 0.1–1.1 | 0.076 |
Female | |||
Age, mean (SD) (years) | 1.1 | 1–1.1 | 0.012 |
Duration of diabetes, mean (SD) (years) | 0.7 | 0.3–1.7 | 0.402 |
Haemoglobin A1c, mean (SD) | 0.6 | 0.2–1.8 | 0.318 |
Triglycerides, mean (SD) | 1.3 | 0.1–24.7 | 0.859 |
Cholesterol, mean (SD) | 1.3 | 0.7–2.6 | 0.388 |
Haemoglobin, mean (SD) | 0.004 | 0.0–1.9 | 0.076 |
Total white blood cell count, mean (SD) (cells/cm2) × 103 | 383 | 7.9–18,665 | 0.003 |
Type of ulcer (number of patients) | |||
Ischaemic | |||
Neuropathic | 0.5 | 0.3–0.9 | 0.036 |
Mixed | |||
Other comorbidities | 0.3 | 0.1–0.9 | 0.026 |
History of hypertension | 0.5 | 0.1–1.7 | 0.249 |
History of smoking | 1.2 | 0.2–6.2 | 0.833 |
Wagner’s grade | |||
Grade 1 | |||
Grade 2 | |||
Grade 3 | 14.5 | 4.3–49.4 | < 0.001 |
Grade 4 | |||
Grade 5 | |||