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Table 1 Demographics of the sample

From: Characteristics of diabetic foot ulcers in Western Sydney, Australia

Variable

Total participants

Age (median years, IQR‡), n = 195

67 (56-76)

Gender, Male, no. (%), n = 195

129 (66.2%)

Height (median metres, IQR‡), n = 129

1.7 (1.6-1.8)

Weight (median kg, IQR‡), n = 132

84.5 (70.3-101.0)

BMI (median kg/m2, IQR‡), n = 122

28 (25.2-34.1)

BMI category*, no. (%), n = 121

 

Underweight

4 (3.3%)

Normal

23 (19%)

Overweight

43 (35.5%)

Obese

36 (29.8%)

Morbidly Obese

15 (12.4%)

Socioeconomic# (median score, IQR‡), n = 193

996 (897-1022)

Nationality, no. (%), n = 195

 

Australian born

99 (50.8%)

Born overseas

96 (49.2%)

Marital Status, no. (%), n = 195

 

Married or De Facto

114 (58.5%)

Widowed

25 (12.8%)

Single

55 (28.2%)

Other

1 (0.5%)

Duration of DM (median years, IQR‡), n = 165

17 (11-25)

  1. *Overweight was defined as BMI 25.0-29.9 kg/m2; Obese was defined as BMI 30.0-39.9 kg/m2; Morbidly Obese was defined as BMI > 40.0 kg/m2.
  2. #Australia Bureau Statistics postcode score.
  3. ‡IQR: 25th to 75th percentile.