Charcot arthropathy of the diabetic foot in a sub-Saharan tertiary hospital: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of research participants

	Mean (± SD)	Frequency (N = 100)	Percentage
Age in years	51.3 (12.6)
Duration of diabetes in years	12.8 (5.9)
Body Mass Index	27.6 (5.2)
HbA1c (%)	6.7 (2.4)
Range of ages in years
< 30		4.0	4
30–39		9.0	9
40–49		33.0	33
≥ 50		54.0	54
Sex
Male		21.0	21
Female		79.0	79
Education^a
Primary and below		62.0	62
Secondary and above		38.0	38
Body Mass Index
Underweight		3.0	3
Normal		33.0	33
Overweight		33.0	33
Obese		31.0	31
Diabetes duration
≤ 10 years		57.0	57
> 10 years		43.0	43
Foot clinical assessment
History of foot surgery		3.0	3
History of foot trauma		6.0	6
Peripheral neuropathy		27.0	27
Acute Charcot		4.0	4

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