Research Article
Infection and Foot Care in Diabetics Seeking Treatment in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha State, India
Table 2
Details of disease and treatment among study subjects.
| Demographic details | Categories | Number () | Percentage |
| Duration of illness (diabetes) | <5 years | 82 | 66.1 | >5 years | 42 | 33.8 |
| Age at diagnosis | <50 years | 84 | 67.7 | >50 years | 40 | 32.2 |
| Treatment | Diet control | 2 | 1.6 | Drugs | 103 | 83 | Insulin | 19 | 15.3 |
| Treatment regularity | Regular | 90 | 72.5 | Irregular | 34 | 27.4 |
| Foot ulcer (past/present) | Yes | 23 | 18.5 | No | 101 | 81.4 |
| Physical activity/exercise | Yes | 52 | 41.9 | No | 72 | 58.1 |
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