Risk Factors for Foot Amputation in Patients Hospitalized for Diabetic Foot Infection

Table 5

Morisky test. Estimate of the prevalence ratio of the outcome to foot amputation in patients with diabetes using the Cox multiple regression model.

Characteristics	PR	(95% CI)
Previous conservative procedure			<0.001
No	1	1
Yes	0.36	0.37 (0.24–0.59)
Previous use of antibiotics			0.026
No	1	1
Yes	1.45	1.42 (1.04–1.92)
Morisky test			0.057
2, 3, or 4 (compliance)	1	1
0 or 1 (noncompliance)	1.45	1.26 (0.99–1.59)

Statistically significant values are indicated in bold. CI: confidence interval; PR: prevalence ratio; : adjusted prevalence ratio.