Table 1 Descriptive characteristics (values are means ± (SD) unless otherwise stated)
From: Clinical factors associated with a conservative gait pattern in older male veterans with diabetes
Conservative Gait | Normal Gait | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
N | 40 | 264 | |
Age (yrs) | 73.1 (7.64) | 66.2(9.83) | 0.00 |
Insulin (% yes) | 36 | 28 | 0.35 |
HbA1c (%) | 7.89 (1.37) | 7.64(1.69) | 0.29 |
DM Duration (yrs) | 9.5 (4.75) | 10.1(10.38) | 0.73 |
Smoking History(% yes) | 92 | 82 | 0.11 |
Height (mean inches) | 68.5(0.93) | 68.4(2.82) | 0.95 |
Weight (mean lbs) | 212(43.95) | 211(42.04) | 0.85 |
1st MPJ ROM (degrees) | 12.1(2.72) | 14.2(7.66) | 0.13 |
Bunion deformity (% yes) | 18 | 17 | 1.00 |
Hammer toe (% yes) | 51 | 37 | 0.11 |
Foot type (% yes) | |||
• normal | 46 | 52 | |
• pronated | 26 | 23 | |
• supinated | 28 | 25 | |
Romberg's sign (% yes) | 26 | 12 | 0.04 |
Non-palpable pulse (% yes) | 59 | 43 | 0.06 |
Insensitivity to 10 gram monofilament (% yes) | 46 | 27 | 0.02 |
Absent joint position sense (% yes) | 5 | 2.6 | 0.35 |
Ankle DF (degrees) | 3.6(2.07) | 5.6(2.93) | 0.01 |
Callus (% yes) | 49 | 36 | 0.08 |
Fat pad atrophy (% yes) | 31.4 | 47.1 | 0.12 |
Stride length (metres) | 1.04(0.09) | 1.24(0.17) | 0.00 |
Walking speed (metres/second) | 0.68 (0.08) | 0.91(0.14) | 0.00 |
Peak Pressure (kg/cm2) | 3.81(0.73) | 3.87(0.87) | 0.75 |