Research Article

Association of Toll-Like Receptor 4 Polymorphisms with Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Application of Artificial Neural Network in DFU Risk Assessment in Type 2 Diabetes Patients

Table 1

Biochemical and demographic parameters of DFU patients ( ). Data are presented as mean ± SD or as number (percentage).

ParametersValues

Average age 56.38 ± 8.62 years
Average BMI (kg/m2)22.19 ± 2.62 Kg/m2
Average duration of type 2 diabetes in years 9.25 ± 4.7 years
Male 84 (67.2%)
Female 41 (32.8%)
Poor glycemic control (FBS > 140 mg/dL, PPBS > 180 mg/dL) 73 (58.2%)
Family history present 19 (15.2%)
Nephropathy present (serum creatinine > 1.4 mg/dL) 37 (30.83%)
Neuropathy present (by monofilament test) 73 (58.4%)
Hypertension present (systolic BP > 140 mm of Hg) 44 (35.20%)
Retinopathy present 16 (12.8%)
Dyslipidemia present (serum cholesterol and Tgy levels > 200 mg/dL) 22 (17.6%)
Infection present (wound culture positive for microbes) 67 (53.6%)
Bone involvement (osteomyelitis) 42 (33.6%)