| Variables |
|
Diabetic patients |
|
|
Sig. |
| |
|
without foot ulcer |
with foot ulcer |
|
| |
|
No |
% |
No. |
% |
|
| sex of the client |
Male |
109 |
59.2 |
20 |
62.5 |
0.443 |
| |
Female |
75 |
40.8 |
12 |
37.5 |
|
| Residence |
Urban |
140 |
76.1 |
15 |
46.9 |
0.001 |
| |
Rural |
44 |
23.9 |
17 |
53.1 |
|
| Educational status |
No education |
24 |
13% |
8 |
25 |
0.121 |
| |
Primary education |
51 |
27.7 |
4 |
12.5 |
|
| |
2ry education |
66 |
35.9 |
14 |
43.8 |
|
| |
Above 2ry education |
43 |
23.4 |
6 |
18.8 |
|
| Marital status |
Single |
17 |
9.2 |
4 |
12.5 |
0.097 |
| |
Married |
148 |
80.4 |
20 |
62.5 |
|
| |
Widowed |
13 |
7.1 |
6 |
18.8 |
|
| |
Divorced |
6 |
3.3 |
2 |
6.2 |
|
| Age intervals |
18-27 |
9 |
4.9 |
0 |
0 |
0.038 |
| |
28-37 |
24 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
|
| |
38-47 |
35 |
19 |
5 |
18.6 |
|
| |
48-57 |
66 |
35.9 |
16 |
50 |
|
| |
58-67 |
29 |
12.5 |
6 |
18.8 |
|
| |
68-77 |
27 |
14.7 |
5 |
15.6 |
|
| Occupation |
Employee |
65 |
35.3 |
3 |
9.4 |
0.002 |
| |
Farmer |
34 |
18.5 |
14 |
43.8 |
|
| |
Merchant |
37 |
20.1 |
10 |
31.2 |
|
| |
House wife |
27 |
14.7 |
5 |
15.6 |
|
| |
Daily lobar |
5 |
2.7 |
0 |
- |
|
| |
Others |
16 |
8.7 |
0 |
- |
|
| Type of Co-morbidity |
Hypertension |
51 |
44.35 |
5 |
4.35 |
0.003 |
| |
Kidney disease |
12 |
10.4 |
7 |
6.1 |
|
| |
Neuropathy |
14 |
12.2 |
9 |
7.8 |
|
| |
Hypertension & KD |
7 |
6.1 |
6 |
5.2 |
|
| |
Others |
2 |
1.7 |
2 |
1.7 |
|
| |
Total |
86 |
74.8 |
29 |
25.2 |
|
| Dm knowledge |
Good knowledge |
85 |
85.85 |
14 |
14.15 |
0.81 |
| |
Poor knowledge |
96 |
84.21 |
18 |
15.79 |
|
| Attitude |
Favorable |
88 |
91.67 |
8 |
8.33 |
0.02 |
| |
Unfavorable |
96 |
80 |
24 |
20 |
|
| Dm self care practice |
Good self care |
107 |
89.9 |
12 |
11.1 |
0.54 |
| |
Poor self care |
77 |
79.38 |
20 |
20.62 |
|
| Body Mass Index (BMI) |
16-24.5 |
72 |
94.73 |
4 |
5.67 |
0.003 |
| |
24.5-29.9 |
108 |
81.81 |
24 |
18.19 |
|
| |
|
4 |
50 |
4 |
50 |
|
| Systolic blood pressure |
<140 |
162 |
88.52 |
21 |
11.48 |
0.01 |
| |
>,=140 |
22 |
66.67 |
11 |
33.33 |
|
| Diastolic BP |
<90 |
156 |
89.14 |
19 |
10.86 |
0.024 |
| |
>=90 |
28 |
68.29 |
13 |
31.67 |
|
| Duration of DM |
< 10 years |
154 |
90.96 |
12 |
9.04 |
0.001 |
| |
>,= 10 years |
30 |
60 |
20 |
40 |
|
| Foot skin texture |
Smooth and moist |
135 |
84.9 |
14 |
15.1 |
0.005 |
| |
Dry and /or cracked |
49 |
73.13 |
18 |
26.87 |
|
| Sensory loss to vibration |
Absent |
129 |
91.48 |
12 |
8.52 |
0.001 |
| |
Present |
55 |
73.33 |
20 |
26.67 |
|
| Use of ill fitting shoes |
Absent |
52 |
98.11 |
1 |
1.89 |
0.015 |
| |
Present |
132 |
80.89 |
31 |
19.02 |
|
| Callus of the feet |
Absent |
115 |
78.76 |
31 |
21.24 |
0.004 |
| |
Present |
69 |
98.57 |
1 |
1.43 |
|
| Mean FBS in mg/dl |
131.62 ± 32.08 |
|
|
177 ± 35.45 |
|
0.035 |
**Employed “those peoples working as professional in either in governmental or
nongovernmental organizations” |
