Increased Mortality in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Patients: The Significance of Ulcer Type

Table 1

Characteristics of diabetic foot ulcer patients and controls.

Characteristic	DFU ()	Controls ()
Mean age in years	71.2 ± 11.1	72.8 ± 10.1	0.090
Sex
Males	147 (60.5%)	54 (44.6%)	0.005
Females	96 (39.5%)	67 (55.4%)
Type of diabetes
Type 1	28 (11.5%)	12 (10 %)	0.3
Type 2	169 (69.5%)	109 (90 %)
Unknown	46 (19%)	0
Place of death
Hospital	187 (77%)	103 (85%)	0.07
Home	56 (23%)	18 (14.9%)