Association between Washing Residue on the Feet and Tinea Pedis in Diabetic Patients

Table 2

Characteristics of diabetic patients with or without tinea pedis.

			Patients with tinea pedis; ( = 17)		Patients without tinea pedis; ( = 16)	value
Age (years), mean ± SD			63.4 ± 10.3		61.1 ± 15.2	0.613^1
Sex, (%)	Male		8 (47.1)		4 (25.0)	0.282^3
	Female		9 (52.9)		12 (75.0)
BMI, mean ± SD		= 15	28.4 ± 5.8	= 15	23.4 ± 3.9	0.009^1
Type of diabetics, (%)	Type 1		0 (0.0)		4 (25.0)
	Type 2		17 (100.0)		10 (62.5)	0.007^3
	Other		0 (0.0)		2 (12.5)
Diabetes duration (years), mean ± SD			14.7 ± 7.9		17.9 ± 9.2	0.301^1
HbA1c (%), mean ± SD		= 16	7.7 ± 1.2	= 15	8.0 ± 1.5	0.500^1
Sensory neuropathy, (%)	Yes		12 (70.6)		11 (68.7)	0.909^2
	No		5 (29.4)		5 (31.3)
Angiopathy, (%)	Yes		1 (5.9)	= 15	2 (13.3)	0.589^3
	No		16 (94.1)		13 (86.7)
Foot deformity, (%)	Yes		3 (17.7)		3 (18.8)	1.000^3
	No		14 (82.3)		13 (81.2)
History of foot ulcer, (%)	Yes		0 (0.0)		0 (0.0)
	No		17 (100.0)		16 (100.0)
History of foot amputation, (%)	Yes		1 (5.9)		0 (0.0)	1.000^3
	No		16 (94.1)		16 (100.0)
Family with tinea pedis, (%)	Yes	= 14	10 (71.4)	= 13	8 (61.5)	0.695^3
	No		4 (28.6)		5 (38.5)
Foot-washing frequency, (%)	Every day	= 16	13 (81.2)	= 15	12 (80.0)	1.000^3
	Not every day		3 (18.8)		3 (20.0)

-test; ²-test; ³Fisher’s exact test.
SD: standard deviation; BMI: body mass index; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin.