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

Table 5 General and demographic variables in cases and controls n (%)

	Pts with diabeticfoot	Pts without diabetic foot	P
n	34	37	0.75
Age	66.7 ± 8.5	66.9 ± 7.9	0.027
Sex male	16 (47.1)	15 (41.7)	0.41
Diabetes duration
< 10 yr	7 (20.6)	21 (58.3)	0.027
= 10 yr	8 (23.5)	11 (30.6)	0.045
= 20 yr	19 (55.9)	4 (11.1)	< 0.001
Treatment
Diet	4 (11.8 )	3 ( 8.3)	0.65
Oral antidiabetics	3 (8.8 )	10 (27.8)	< 0.001
Mixed	6 (17.5)	13 (36.1)	< 0.001
Insulin	21 (61.8 )	10 (27.8)	< 0.001
Smoking	7 (20.6)	9 (25)	0.71
Hypertension	20 (58.8)	25 (69.4)	0.041
Dyslipidaemia	14 (41.2)	16 (44.4)	0.35
Obesity	19 (55.9)	13 (36.1)	0.021
Chronic renal failure	15 (44.1)	13 (36.1)	0.064
Mycroalbuminuria	22 (64.7)	6 (14.7)	< 0.001
Retinopathty	19 (55.9)	36 (100)	< 0.001
PAD	10 (29.41)	9 (25)	0.54
CAD	17 ( 50)	7 (19.4)	< 0.001
TIA/Stroke	14 (41.17)	6 (16.66)	0.021
Other district atherosclerosis	28 (82.35	21 (58.33)	< 0.001
Artropathy	11 (32.4%)	2 (5.6)	< 0.001
Neuropathy	25 (73.52)	14 (38.88)	< 0.001
Diabeticfootgrade
Grade 0	1 (2.9)
Grade 1	6 (17.6)
Grade 2	8 (23.5)
Grade 3	10 (29.4)
Grade4	4 (11.8)
Grade 5	1 (2.9)
Grade 6	4 (11.8)

Data are expressed as median and interquartile (lower and upper quartile). Modified from Tuttolomondo et al[21]. PAD: Peripheral artery disease; CAD: Coronary artery disease.