Amputation rate of diabetic foot ulcer and associated factors in diabetes mellitus patients admitted to Nekemte referral hospital, western Ethiopia: prospective observational study

Table 1 Demographic and clinical patient characteristics of diabetes foot ulcer patients in Nekemte referral hospital, west Ethiopia, 2018

Variables		Frequency (n)	Percent (%)
Gender	Male	64	55.65
Gender	Female	51	44.35
Age (years)	18–27	16	13.91
	28–37	14	12.17
	38–47	15	13.04
	48–57	24	20.87
	58–67	26	22.61
	68–77	20	17.39
Types of DM	Type 1	54	46.96
Types of DM	Type 2	61	53.04
Residence	Urban	58	50.43
Residence	Rural	57	49.57
Educational level	Illiterate	24	20.87
	Primary school	29	25.22
	Secondary school	22	19.13
	Above Secondary school	40	34.78
Marital status	Married	80	69.57
	Single	21	18.26
	Widow	8	6.96
	Divorced	6	5.22
Types of co-morbidity	Hypertension	56	48.69
	Dyslipidemia	40	34.78
	Coronary heart disease/ischemic heart disease	41	35.65
	Peripheral vascular disease	42	36.65
Wagner’s grade	Grade < 4	83	72.17
Wagner’s grade	Grade ≥ 4	32	27.83
Antibiotics given	Appropriate	38	49.35
Antibiotics given	Inappropriate	39	50.65

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