Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life among Jordanian Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcer

Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants ().

Variable	No. (%)
Age (year)
<50	28 (19.4)
50-60	64 (44.4)
>60	52 (36.1)
Gender
Female	42 (29.2)
Male	102 (70.8)
Marital status
Married	120 (83.3)
Not married	24 (16.7)
Educational status
≤high school	82 (56.9)
>high school	62 (43.1)
Health insurance
Insured	113 (78.5)
Uninsured	31 (21.5)
Occupational status
Employed	36 (25.0)
Unemployed	108 (75.0)
Total family monthly income (JD)
≤500	84 (58.3)
>500	60 (41.7)
Smoking
Nonsmoker	110 (76.4)
Smoker	34 (23.6)
Stressful events in the last year
Yes	91 (63.2)
No	53 (36.8)
Type of diabetes mellitus
Type 1 DM	11 (7.6)
Type 2 DM	133 (92.4)
Duration of diabetes mellitus (years)
≤10	43 (29.9)
>10	101 (70.1)
Type of treatment
Insulin therapy	16 (11.1)
Oral	19 (13.2)
Insulin and oral	109 (75.7)
Control of diabetes
Controlled	23 (16.0)
Uncontrolled	121 (84.0)
Hypertension
Yes	108 (75.0)
No	36 (25.0)
Dyslipidemia
Yes	112 (77.8)
No	32 (22.2)
Peripheral neuropathy
Yes	142 (98.6)
No	2 (1.4)
Peripheral vascular disease
Yes	42 (29.2)
No	102 (70.8)
Retinopathy
Yes	80 (55.6)
No	64 (44.4)
Coronary artery disease
Yes	43 (29.9)
No	101 (70.1)
Body mass index
Obese	83 (57.6)
Nonobese	58 (40.3)