Research Article

Prevalence of Diabetic Foot Disease in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus under Renal Replacement Therapy in Lleida, Spain

Table 2

Bivariate and multivariate analysis for risk factors associated with foot ulceration.

Risk factorFoot ulceration⁢Bivariate analysisMultivariate analysis
YesNoRR/mean diff. (95% CI) valueAdjusted value

Gender, (%)
 Male21 (36.8)37 (63.2)1.84 (0.87–3.87)0.090.60
 Female7 (20.0)28 (80.0)
Age (years), mean (SD)70.1 (12.6)71.3 (11.9)−1.15 (−6.81–4.49)0.75
Diabetes, (%)
 Type 14 (36.4)7 (63.6)1.22 (0.52–2.87)0.65
 Type 224 (29.6)57 (70.4)
Diabetes duration (years), mean (SD)23.4 (11.0)21.8 (12.8)1.66 (−3.58–6.90)0.43
Dialysis duration, mean (SD)4.9 (4.7)4.7 (4.1)0.15 (−1.91–2.22)0.93
Current or former smoker, (%)
 Yes14 (35)26 (65.0)1.3 (0.70–2.40)0.41
 No14 (27.0)38 (73.1)
Dyslipidaemia, (%)
 Yes19 (30.2)44 (69.8)0.97 (0.50–1.88)0.92
 No9 (31.0)38 (73.1)
Hypertension, (%)
 Yes25 (32.1)53 (68.0)1.49 (0.52–4.29)0.45
 No3 (21.4)11 (78.6)
Retinopathy, (%)
 Yes26 (45.6)31 (54.4)6.84 (ne)0.00060.004
 No0 (0.0)14 (100)
Amaurosis, (%)
 Yes3 (27.3)8 (72.7)0.72 (0.26–2.00)0.54
 No23 (37.7)38 (62.3)
Stroke, (%)
 Yes6 (60.0)4 (40.0)2.23 (1.20–4.15)0.040.73
 No22 (26.8)38 (62.3)
IHD, (%)
 Yes10 (47.6)11 (52.4)1.87 (1.03–3.42)0.060.93
 No18 (25.4)53 (74.6)
PN
 Yes25 (30.5)57 (69.5)2.43 (0.37–15.70)0.32
 No1 (12.5)7 (87.5)
PAD, (%)
 Yes15 (29.4)36 (70.6)1.41 (0.58–3.43)0.45
 No5 (20.8)19 (79.2)
Foot deformities, (%)
 Yes14 (28.0)36 (72.0)0.84 (0.45–1.55)0.58
 No14 (33.3)38 (66.7)
AD, (%)
 AD312 (34.3)23 (65.7)1.43 (0.71–2.85)0.31
 AD1 or AD211 (23.9)35 (76.1)
Carotid plaques, (%)
 Stenosing4 (66.7)2 (33.3)1.43 (0.71–2.85)0.050.013
 Nonstenosing18 (23.9)35 (76.1)
IMT, cm, mean (SD)0.9 (0.2)0.9 (0.2)0.05 (−0.05–0.16)0.4

AD, atheromatous disease; IHD, ischaemic heart disease; IMT, intima-media thickness; ne, nonestimable; PAD, peripheral artery disease; PN, peripheral neuropathy; RR, risk ratio.