Research Article

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

Table 6

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

CharacteristicsPR (95% CI)

Previous conservative procedure<0.001
 No11
 Yes0.360.39 (0.25–0.61)
Previous use of antibiotics0.042
 No11
 Yes1.451.36 (1.01–1.82)
Wagner criteria1.971.65 (1.09–2.50)0.018

values <0.05 were considered statistically significant (indicated in bold). CI: confidence interval; PR: prevalence ratio; : adjusted prevalence ratio.