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Table 2 Ulcer-related outcomes stratified by type of ulcers (N = 343 admissions)

From: Changing the patterns of hospitalized diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) over a 5-year period in a multi-disciplinary setting in Thailand

 

Total (N = 343)

Neuropathic wound (n = 130)

Ischemic wound (n = 9)

Neuro-ischemic wound (n = 204)

p-value

Completed healing

73.5%

85.4%

66.7%

66.2%

< 0.001

Major amputation

4.7%

0.8%

22.2%

6.4%

0.002

Minor amputation

45.5%

42.3%

22.2%

48.5%

0.196

Dead within 1 year

12.0%

5.4%

33.3%

15.2%

0.004

Recurrent DFU within 1 yeara

44.6%

36.2%

28.6%

50.8%

0.024

Recurrent DFU within 3 yearsb

78.6%

75.0%

40.0%

82.2%

0.054

  1. Note: p-value indicated the differences between 3 types of DFU using Chi-square to determine group differences
  2. a Available data in 332 admissions
  3. b Available data in 187 admissions