Table 2: Clinical and diabetic information of the study participants in Gamo and Gofa zones, SNNPR, Ethiopia March-April, 2018 (n = 323).
|
Characteristics |
Categories |
N |
% |
|
Time of diagnosed |
< 5 years |
196 |
60.7 |
|
5-10 |
89 |
27.6 |
|
|
Above 10 years |
38 |
11.8 |
|
|
Type of diabetes |
T1DM |
87 |
26.9 |
|
T2DM |
236 |
73.1 |
|
|
Diabetic medication currently |
Oral hypoglycemic |
188 |
58.2 |
|
Insulin |
119 |
36.8 |
|
|
Mixed |
16 |
5 |
|
|
Follow up regularly |
Yes |
266 |
82.4 |
|
No |
57 |
17.6 |
|
|
Fasting blood glucose Average |
Good control |
70 |
21.7 |
|
Poor control |
253 |
78.3 |
|
|
Peripheral neuropathic disorder ( > = 1 symptom ) |
Yes |
104 |
32.2 |
|
No |
219 |
67.8 |
|
|
Vision Impairment |
Yes |
51 |
15.8 |
|
No |
272 |
71.5 |
|
|
History of foot ulcer |
Yes |
24 |
7.4 |
|
No |
299 |
92.6 |
|
|
Deformity on foot |
Yes |
44 |
13.6 |
|
No |
279 |
86.4 |
|
|
Foot pulses |
Present |
243 |
75.2 |
|
Absent |
80 |
24.8 |
|
|
Sensory loss to vibration (128 Hz) |
Yes |
111 |
34.4 |
|
No |
212 |
65.6 |
|
|
Callus on foot |
Present |
117 |
36.2 |
|
Absent |
206 |
63.8 |
|
|
Foot wear |
Appropriate |
258 |
79.9 |
|
Inappropriate |
65 |
20.1 |