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Table 5 Bivariate analysis of incident ulceration

From: The foot-health of people with diabetes in a regional Australian population: a prospective clinical audit

Variable

Ulceration (n = 36)

No ulceration (n = 540)

Magnitude of difference

p

Diabetes duration (years)

18.6 ± 12.5

11.6 ± 9.7

Cohen's d = 0.7

MD 7.0 (2.7 to 11.3)

0.002*

Age (years)

64.8 ± 11.4

71.7 ± 11.5

Cohen's d = 0.6

MD -6.9 (-2.9 to -10.8)

0.001*

Past foot pathology

(%)

Yes: 20.0

No: 2.2

Yes: 80.0

No: 97.8

Cramer's V = 0.3

OR 10.9 (5.1 to 23.3)

< 0.001*

Diabetes type (%)

1: 20.8

2: 5.6

1: 79.2

2: 94.4

Cramer's V = 0.1

OR 4.4 (1.55 to 12.6)

0.003*

Gender (%)

M: 7.2

F: 5.2

M: 92.8

F: 94.8

Cramer's V = 0.1

OR 0.04 (0.7 to 2.8)

0.330

  1. Bivariate relationships were analysed used Chi-square analysis for categorical data and independent samples t-test for continuous data. OR = unadjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval). MD = mean difference (95% confidence interval)
  2. *Statistically significant