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Table 2 Diabetic complications of the subjects in the structured health care program and controls

From: Structured health care for subjects with diabetic foot ulcers results in a reduction of major amputation rates

Parameter

SHC

Controls

 

n (%)

(n%)

VPT < 4/8

654 (95.6)

457 (90.0)

CAN

289 (42.3)

n. d.

retinopathy

  

background

561 (82.0)

n. d.

proliferative

55 (8.0)

n. d.

Microalbuminuria

269 (39.2)

n. d.

creatinine >130μmol/l

104 (15.2)

71 (14.1)

prior amputation

249 (36.4)

 

toe

152 (22.2)

n. d.

transmetatarsal

34 (5.0)

n. d.

below the knee

40 (5.8)

73 (14.4)

above the knee

23 (3.4)

53 (10.5)

CAD

567 (82.9)

396 (78.1)

prior AMI

47 (6.9)

41 (8.0)

prior stroke

51 (7.5)

48 (9.5)

hypertension

621 (90.8)

441 (87.0)

dyslipidemia

540 (78.9)

n. d.

smoking

231 (33.8)

158 (31.2)

  1. VPT vibration perception threshold.
  2. CAN cardiac anatomic neuropathy.
  3. CAD coronary artery disease.
  4. SHC structured health care group.