Group (A)

Group (B)

P value

Age (mean) in years

58.6 ± 2.7

56.9 ± 5.6

0.08

Sex (male:female) Male%

19:23 (45.2%)

14:17 (45.1%)

0.99

Age of diabetes in years

11.2 ± 1.8

9.4 ± 2.9

0.002

Hypertensive patients (N, %)

37 (88%)

24 (77.4%)

0.26

History of stroke (N, %)

6 (14.2%)

8 (25.8%)

0.08

History of minor Amputations at the same foot or contralateral foot (N, %)

5 (11.9%)

6 (19.3%)

0.14

Number of patients on insulin versus oral hypoglycemic

39:3 (92.8%)

26:5 (83.8%)

0.49

History of ischemic heart disease (N, %)

4 (9.5%)

3 (3.2%)

0.07