Prevalence of Diabetic Foot Ulcer and Associated Factors among Adult Diabetic Patients on Follow-Up Clinic at Jimma Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia, 2019: An Institutional-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Independent predictors of diabetic foot ulcer among diabetic patients at JMC 2019, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Variables
Category
Diabetic foot ulcer
Bivariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
Yes
No
value
COR (95% CI)
value
AOR (95% CI)
Age
<30
1
31
1
1
1
1
30-39
2
22
0.409
2.8 (0.24, 33.04)
40-49
9
63
0.167
4.4 (0.54, 36.5)
≥50
29
129
0.133
4.8 (0.62, 37.2)
Smoking
Current
8
23
0.023
2.91 (1.15, 7.33)
Former
3
46
0.345
0.547 (0.156, 1.91)
Never
21
176
1
1
1
1
Physical exercise
Active
10
105
1
1
1
1
Inactive
22
140
0.21
1.65 (0.75, 3.63)
Peripheral neuropathy
Yes
27
95
0.00
8.53 (3.17, 22.9)
0.001
11.2 (2.8, 44.4)
No
5
150
1
1
1
1
History of ulceration
Yes
23
67
0.00
6.78 (2.99, 15.41)
0.00
5.77 (2.37, 14.0)
No
9
178
1
1
1
1
Alcohol intake
Current
1
32
0.136
0.21 (0.028, 1.62)
Ex-drinker
3
22
0.911
0.93 (0.26, 3.31)
Never
28
191
1
1
1
1
Type of DM
T1DM
3
45
0.216
0.46 (0.13, 1.57)
T2DM
29
200
1
1
Foot deformity
No
14
166
1
1
1
1
Yes
18
79
0.009
0.37 (0.175, 782)
Value statistically significant. AOR: adjusted odds ratio; COR: crude odds ratio; CI: confidence interval 1-reference. Not statistically associated with diabetic foot ulcer.
