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| Diabetic Foot | P | |
| Ischemic n = 69 (%) | Non Ischemic n = 29 (%) | ||
| Mean age (years) | 58.86 ± 9.79 | 58.14 ± 12.91 | 0.76 |
| Duration of diabetes (years) | 11.55 ± 6.80 | 10.45 ± 10.22 | 0.53 |
| BMI& |
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| <25 | 33 (50.77) | 17 (58.60) |
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| 25 - 30 | 22 (33.85) | 8 (27.60) | 0.77 |
| ≥30 | 10 (15.38) | 4 (13.80) |
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| Clinical and radiological aspects of the lesions |
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| Dry Gangrene | 26 (37.70) | 8 (27.60) |
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| Wet Gangrene | 32 (46.40) | 11 (37.90) | 0.07 |
| Abscess | 8 (11.60) | 10 (34.50) |
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| Diabetic foot ulcer | 3 (4.30) | 0 |
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| Osteitis | 38 (71.70) | 9 (47.40) | 0.03 |
| The most common bacterial strains |
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| Escherichia coli | 9 (14.10) | 6 (25.00) | 0.34 |
| Enterococcus | 9 (14.10) | 3 (12.50) | 0.71 |
| Klebsiella | 11 (17.20) | 2 (8.30) | 0.23 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 8 (12.50) | 4 (16.70) | 0.76 |
| Pseudomonas | 7 (10.90) | 1 (4.20) | 0.27 |
| Microangiopathy |
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| Nephropathy | 32 (62.70) | 6 (33.30) | 0.02 |
| Retinopathy | 40 (69.00) | 12 (48.00) | 0.13 |
| Treatment and outcome |
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| Under medical cure | 19 (27.50) | 19 (65.50) |
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| Healing after foot amputation | 12 (17.40) | 5 (17.20) | 0.002 |
| Healing after leg amputation at or above the knees | 19 (27.50) | 3 (10.30) |
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| Mortality | 19 (27.50) | 2 (6.90) |
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| Duration (days) | 60.54 ± 55.96 | 44.90 ± 33.43 | 0.003 |