Research Article
Infection and Foot Care in Diabetics Seeking Treatment in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha State, India
Table 1
Sociodemographic profile of the respondent diabetics (
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| Parameters | Number | Percentage/mean ± sd |
| Age in years | 124 | 60.6 ± 9.13 | Gender | | | Male | 85 | 68.5 | Female | 39 | 31.4 | Education | | | Illiterate | 07 | 5.6 | Primary | 43 | 34.6 | Secondary | 2 | 1.6 | Higher secondary | 54 | 43.5 | Graduate and above | 18 | 14.5 | Occupation | | | Unemployed | 2 | 1.6 | Unskilled | 13 | 10.4 | Semiskilled and skilled | 35 | 28.2 | Clerical, shop owner, and farmer | 12 | 9.6 | Semiprofessional | 12 | 9.6 | Housewife | 22 | 17.7 (56.4% of female subjects) | Retired | 28 | 22.5 |
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