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Table 2 Relationship between demographic and clinical variables and mortality. Data are in n (%)

From: Predictors of intra-hospital mortality in patients with diabetic foot ulcers in Nigeria: data from the MEDFUN study

 

Outcome

P value

OR

95% C. I for OR

Died

n (%)

Survived

n (%)

Age group (years)

 Elderly (≥ 65)

23 (29.5)

55 (70.5)

0.045

3.624

1.997–13.171

 Middle-aged (45–64)

43 (23.8)

138 (76.2)

0.117

2.700

0.779–9.361

 Young (< 45)

3 (10.3)

26 (89.7)

   

Gender

 Male

40 (25.6)

116 (74.4)

0.467

1.225

0.709–2.116

 Female

29 (22.0)

103 (78.0)

   

Cigarette smoking

 Ex

8 (23.5)

26 (76.5)

0.873

0.933

0.401–2.172

 Current

1 (8.3)

11 (91.7)

0.222

0.276

0.035–2.181

 Never

60 (24.8)

182 (75.2)

   

DM duration (months)

 ≤ 120

42 (19.7)

171 (80.3)

0.005

0.437

0.245–0.780

 > 120

27 (36.0)

48 (64.0)

   

Ulcer > 1 month

 Yes

56 (27.9)

145 (72.1)

0.020

2.198

1.130–4.276

 No

13 (14.9)

74 (85.1)

   

Ulcer grade (Wagner)

 ≥ grade 3

66 (28.8)

163 (71.2)

0.001

7.558

2.285–24.999

 < grade 3

3 (5.1)

56 (94.9)

   

Neuropathy

 Yes

52 (23.4)

170 (76.6)

0.697

0.882

0.468–1.661

 No

17 (25.8)

49 (74.2)

   

Peripheral artery disease

 Yes

46 (30.9)

103 (69.1)

0.005

2.252

1.278–3.969

 No

23 (16.5)

116 (83.5)

   

Foot Gangrene

 Yes

59 (38.3)

95 (61.7)

< 0.001

7.701

3.743–15.846

 No

10 (7.5)

124 (92.5)

   

Wound infection

 Yes

58 (26.1)

164 (73.9)

0.117

1.768

0.867–3.608

 No

11 (16.7)

55 (83.3)

   

Previous foot ulcer

 Yes

23 (27.1)

62 (72.9)

0.426

1.266

0.709–2.262

 No

46 (22.7)

157 (77.3)

   

Amputation

 Yes

30 (27.8)

78 (72.2)

0.240

1.391

0.802–2.411

 No

39 (21.7)

141 (78.3)

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