Table 2 Medical characteristics of patients in selected referral hospitals in Uganda, November 2021 to January 2022 (n = 117)
Variables | Less severe (G1&G2): n(%) | Severe (G3, G4, &G5): n(%) | Total n (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Type of DM | Â | Â | Â | 0.174 |
Type 1 | 4 (8.5) | 2 (2.9) | 6 (5.1) | Â |
Type 2 | 43 (91.5) | 68 (97.1) | 111 (94.9) | Â |
Duration of DM in years, mean (SD) | 12.2 (11.0) | 10.0 (8.8) | 10.9 (9.7) | 0.236 |
Duration of DM in years | Â | Â | Â | 0.744 |
0–3 | 12 (25.5) | 19 (27.1) | 31 (26.5) |  |
4–8 | 10 (21.3) | 11 (15.7) | 21 (17.9) |  |
9 and above | 25 (53.2) | 40 (57.1) | 65 (55.6) | Â |
Method of treatment | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Insulin | Â | Â | Â | 0.834 |
No | 17 (36.2) | 24 (34.3) | 41 (35.0) | Â |
Yes | 30 (63.8) | 46 (65.7) | 76 (65.0) | Â |
Herbal medicine | Â | Â | Â | 0.330 |
No | 26 (55.3) | 45 (64.3) | 71 (60.7) | Â |
Yes | 21 (44.7) | 25 (35.7) | 46 (39.3) | Â |
Oral hypoglycemic agents (OHA) | Â | Â | Â | 0.783 |
No | 20 (42.6) | 28 (40.0) | 48 (41.0) | Â |
Yes | 27 (57.4) | 42 (60.0) | 69 (59.0) | Â |
On treatment | Â | Â | Â | 0.683 |
No | 45 (95.7) | 68 (97.1) | 113 (96.6) | Â |
Yes | 2 (4.3) | 2 (2.9) | 4 (3.4) | Â |
Number of types of medication received | Â | Â | Â | 0.173 |
0 | 2 (4.3) | 2 (2.9) | 4 (3.4) | Â |
1 | 20 (42.6) | 39 (55.7) | 59 (50.4) | Â |
2 | 17 (36.2) | 13 (18.6) | 30 (25.6) | Â |
3 | 8 (17.0) | 16 (22.9) | 24 (20.5) | Â |
Duration of DFU in months, mean (SD) | 4.9 (10.1) | 4.2 (7.3) | 4.5 (8.5) | 0.670 |
Duration of DFU in months | Â | Â | Â | 0.527 |
Less than 1 | 17 (38.6) | 19 (28.4) | 36 (32.4) | Â |
1–6 | 22 (50.0) | 39 (58.2) | 61 (55.0) |  |
Over 6 | 5 (11.4) | 9 (13.4) | 14 (12.6) | Â |
History of trauma to an affected foot | Â | Â | Â | 0.604 |
No | 40 (85.1) | 57 (81.4) | 97 (82.9) | Â |
Yes | 7 (14.9) | 13 (18.6) | 20 (17.1) | Â |
History of previous DFU | Â | Â | Â | 0.535 |
No | 36 (76.6) | 50 (71.4) | 86 (73.5) | Â |
Yes | 11 (23.4) | 20 (28.6) | 31 (26.5) | Â |
History of amputation due to DFU | Â | Â | Â | 0.375 |
No | 40 (85.1) | 55 (78.6) | 95 (81.2) | Â |
Yes | 7 (14.9) | 15 (21.4) | 22 (18.8) | Â |