Diabetic foot syndrome: Immune-inflammatory features as possible cardiovascular markers in diabetes

Table 2 Cox regression analysis of demographic and clinical variables associated with cardiovascular morbidity n (%)

	Pts with diabeticfoot(n = 102)	Pts without diabetic foot(n = 123)	P
CAD	12 (11.7)	7 (5.6)	< 0.005
Angina	4 (3.9)	3 (2.4)	< 0.005
Myocardialinfarction	8 (7.8)	4 (3.5)	< 0.001
TIA	6 (5.8)	4 (3.2)	< 0.0001
Stroke	7 (6.8)	5 (4.0)	< 0.005
Renal failure	4 (3.9)	5 (4)	NS
Deaths	14 (13.7)	10 (8.1)	< 0.005
Cardiovascular cause	13 (12.7)	9 (7.3)
AMI	(3.9)	1 (0.81)	NS
Stroke	3 (2.9)	2 (1.6)
CHF	3 (2.9)	3 (2.4)
Other vascular cause	3 (2.9)	3 (2.4)
Other cause	1 (0.9)	1 (0.81)

From Pinto et al[19]. CAD: Coronary artery disease; TIA: Transient ischemic attack; AMI: Acute myocardial infarction; CHF: Congestive heart failure.