ArticleRisk management and healthcare policy2021
Predictors of Foot Ulcers Among Diabetic Patients at a Tertiary Care Center, Egypt.
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- Prediction of Factors Influencing the Incidence of Diabetic Foot Ulcers Using Classical Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches: A Systematic Review.International wound journal · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of Foot Insole on Planter Pressure Distribution in Patients with Neuropathic Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Controlled Clinical Trial.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Trial
- Screening practices and risk factors for diabetic foot complications among patients with diabetes at a tertiary centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2026Article
- Socioeconomic predictors of diabetic foot ulcers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- A scientometrics analysis and visualisation of diabetic foot research from 1955 to 2022.International wound journal · 2023Article
- Risk assessment of amputation in patients with diabetic foot.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
background and purposeDiabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) markedly contribute to morbidity and mortality of diabetic patients. Hence, this study was conducted to investigate the predictors of foot ulcers among Egyptian diabetic patients.
methodsA case-control study was conducted among 488 diabetic patients attending the inpatient departments and outpatient clinics at the National Diabetes Institute in Egypt. A pretested data collection sheet was designed to collect and record the following: socio-demographic data, diabetic history and lifestyle characteristics, recorded comorbidities, and the results of foot examination.
resultsSignificant positive predictors of DFUs on multivariate logistic regression analysis included presence of three or more comorbidities; two or more diabetic complications; callus; and flatfoot. Significant protective (negative) predictors were management of diabetes by diet, oral hypoglycemic drugs (OHGs), and insulin; and intact vibration sense.
conclusionSignificant positive predictors of DFUs on multivariate analysis were presence of three or more comorbidities, two or more diabetic complications, callus and flatfoot, while protective predictors were management of diabetes by diet, OHGs, and insulin; and intact vibration sense. Hence, close monitoring should be provided to diabetic patients with comorbidities and complications to reduce the risk of DFUs.
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