Implications of Foot Ulceration in Hemodialysis Patients: A 5-Year Observational Study

Table 1

Foot ulcer in hemodialysis patients (𝑛=252).

	No-FU (𝑛=210)	FU (𝑛=42)	𝑃 value
Age	56±16	62±9	0.02
Males (%)	49	55	0.49
BMI	27.2±7.1	28.6±9.2	0.35
Married (%)	85	95	0.07
Illiterate (%)	43	50	0.39
Duration of Hemodialysis (yrs)	6.4±5.2	6.2±4.7	0.84
Prior Renal transplant	14%	2.4%	0.03
Dyslipidemia (%)	24	33	0.19
Hypertension (%)	84	83	0.93
Smoking (%)	4.3	7.1	0.43
Nephropathy (%)	42	79	0.001
Diabetes Mellitus	56%	83.3%	0.001
HbA1c	6.9±1.7	7.2±1.8	0.31
Retinopathy	54%	88%	0.001
≥3 vascular accesses	47%	69%	0.01
AV Fistula	72%	69%	0.71
Tunnel Catheter	82%	17%	0.36
Major amputation	2%	36%	0.001
Coronary artery disease	45.7%	81%	0.001
Peripheral artery disease	38.5%	87.8%	0.001
Total Renal transplant	11%	2%	0.001
Total 5-year deaths	43%	81%	0.001

FU: Foot ulcer; CAD: Coronary artery disease.