Research Article
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Diabetic Lower Limb Amputation: A Clinic-Based Case Control Study
Table 2
Summary of biochemical parameters amongst the study cohort.
| Biochemical variable | Cohort | value |
| | Ischaemic ulcers | Nonischaemic ulcers | | Average Hba1c level | 8.5% | 9.0% | | Average CRP level | 38.6 | 72.7 | |
| | Amputees | Nonamputees | | Average Hba1c level | 9.0% | 8.5% | | Average correct Ca2+ level | 2.4 mmol/L | 2.3 mmol/L | | Average serum creatinine level | 156.2 μmol/L | 121 μmol/L | |
| | Males | Females | | Average serum creatinine level | 155 μmol/L | 99.3 μmol/L | | Average eGFR level | 57.4 mL/min | 63.9 mL/min | |
| | Indigenous | Non-Indigenous | | Average white cell count | 7.4 | 8.9 | | Average albumin level | 37 | 34.2 | |
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Statistically significant.
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