Research Article
Markers of Local Inflammation and Bone Resorption in the Acute Diabetic Charcot Foot
Table 1
Anthropomorphic data for diabetes patients with acute Charcot foot (CF). Test results are from arterial sampling.
(a) |
| | Data listed as mean; range or |
| Age (years) | 48.6; 26.0 | Sex (m/f) | 3/2 | Affected foot (left/right) | 1/4 | Diabetes type (I/II) | 2/3 | Diabetes duration (years) | 19.2; 31.0 | HbA1c (mmol/mol) (31–44 mmol/mol) | 73; 53 | Ca2+(free, ionized) (mmol/L) (1.18–1.32 mmol/L) | 1.24; 0.14 | PTH (pmol/L) (1.6–6.9 pmol/L) | 4.5; 4.3 | CRP (mg/L) (<10 mg/L) | 9.8; 15.0 | 25-OH-vitamin D (nmol/L) (50–160 nmol/L) | 36.7; 52.6 | Alkaline phosphatase (bone specific) (μg/L) (<20 μg/L)$ | 20.3; 7.3 | CTX (ng/L) (<630 ng/L)$ | 240; 0.5 | P1NP (μg/L) (22–87 μg/L)$ | 48.3; 53.8 | Osteocalcin (μg/L) (9–42 μg/L) | 25.3; 42.1 |
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(b) |
| | Charcot foot | Contralateral foot | Difference, value |
| Foot temperature (CF/non-CF) (°C) | 33.7 | 31.1 | Δ2.6, | Biothesiometry (CF/non-CF) (V) | 42 | 39 | Δ3, | Plethysmography (CF/non-CF) (mL/(100 g·min)) | 6.9 | 1.8 | Δ5.1, |
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Significant at the chosen α-level of 0.05. $Reference range listed for 50 y.o. male where ranges differ with age and/or sex. |