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Table 2 Bivariate analysis of demographic characteristics associated with CA among adult patients with longstanding diabetes

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

Demographic characteristics

Presence of Charcot N = 12

No Charcot N = 88

Age in years

 Means ±SD

56.17 ± 11.10

50.59 ± 12.70

 95%Confidence interval

(49.11, 63.22)

(47.90, 53.28)

 Pr(T > t)

0.1000

0.3589

BMI

 Means ±SD

30.22 ± 6.07

27.24 ± 5.06

 95%Confidence interval

(26.36, 34.07)

(26.17, 28.32)

 Pr(T > t)

0.0556

0.3183

Diabetes duration years

 Means ±SD

14.25 ± 7.42

12.60 ± 5.71

 95%Confidence interval

(9.53, 18.97)

(11.39, 13.81)

 Pr(T > t)

0.2188

0.4083

  1. Results are expressed as mean + SD; the Student’s t-test for continuous variables (age, BMI, Duration of diabetes)