Table 1 Mean and standard deviation and p-values of demographics, anthropometrics and clinical characteristics of the studied groups
From: Foot function and strength of patients with diabetes grouped by ulcer risk classification (IWGDF)
G0 (n = 26) | G1 (n = 24) | G2 (n = 23) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 65.0 ± 13.9 | 63.0 ± 16.1 | 60.5 ± 11.6 | 0.5221 |
Males (%) | 61.5 | 55.0 | 35.7 | – |
Body mass (kg) | 73.0 ± 15.6 | 72.0 ± 11.9 | 67.5 ± 15.1 | 0.8721 |
Height (cm) | 162.0 ± 11.4 | 164.0 ± 5.8 | 158.0 ± 10.8 | 0.8831 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 32.5 ± 4.9 | 25.5 ± 3.6 | 27.9 ± 3.7 | *0.0011 |
Diabetes diagnosis (years) | 11.2 ± 7.7 | 15.9 ± 11.8 | 11.8 ± 9.1 | 0.2341 |
Presence of DPN (%) | 0 | 100 | 100 | |
Tactile sensitivity loss [10 g monofilaments] (%) | 0 | 100 | 100 | |
Vibratory sensitivity | ||||
Absent (%) | 0 | 20.7 | 41.4 | 0.0732 |
Reduced (%) | 0 | 79.3 | 58.6 | 0.7592 |
Presence of peripheral vascular disease (%) | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | |
Presence of foot deformities (%) | ||||
Claw toes | 0 | 0 | 52.0 | |
Hammer toes | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | |
Flat foot | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | |
Hallux valgus | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | |