Association between Washing Residue on the Feet and Tinea Pedis in Diabetic Patients
Table 1
Patients’ characteristics.
= 33
Age (years), mean ± SD
62.2 ± 12.7
Sex, (%)
Male
12 (36.4)
Female
21 (63.6)
BMI, mean ± SD
= 30
25.9 ± 5.5
Type of diabetics, (%)
Type 1
4 (12.1)
Type 2
27 (81.8)
Other
2 (6.1)
Diabetes duration (years), mean ± SD
16.3 ± 8.6
HbA1c (%), mean ± SD
= 31
7.9 ± 1.3
Sensory neuropathy, (%)
Yes
23 (69.7)
No
10 (30.3)
Angiopathy, (%)
Yes
= 32
3 (9.4)
No
29 (90.6)
Foot deformity*1, (%)
Yes
6 (18.2)
No
27 (81.8)
History of foot ulcer, (%)
Yes
0 (0.0)
No
33 (100.0)
History of foot amputation, (%)
Yes
1 (3.0)
No
32 (97.0)
Tinea pedis, (%)
17 (51.5)
Interdigit type
9 (27.3)
Vesicular type
4 (12.1)
Hyperkeratotic type
8 (24.2)
Tinea unguium, n (%)
9 (27.3)
Family with tinea pedis*2, n (%)
Yes
18 (54.5)
No
9 (27.3)
Unknown
6 (18.2)
Foot-washing frequency, n (%)
Every day
= 31
25 (80.6)
Not every day
6 (19.4)
Bunions, bunionettes, crow toes, hammer toes, and hollow foot. *2Inclusion of the family that the patients once lived with. SD: standard deviation; BMI: body mass index; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin.