Profile, Bacteriology, and Risk Factors for Foot Ulcers among Diabetics in a Tertiary Hospital in Calabar, Nigeria

Table 1

Characteristics of persons in relation to DMFU.

Characteristics	DFMU	No DMFU	Total	Pearson Chi Square	Significance (two sided)
Peripheral sensory neuropathy	32 (29.9%)	75 (70.1%)	107	5.857	0.016*
Peripheral vascular disease
Diminished dorsalis pedis pulsation	37 (88.1%)	5 (11.9%)	42	66.396	0.001*
Diminished posterior tibialis pulsation	22 (91.7%)	2 (8.3%)	24	40.860	0.001*
Intermittent claudication	19 (39.6%)	29 (60.4%)	48	16.032	0.001*
Poor glycaemic control using FBS	42 (16.7%)	210 (83.3%)	252	0.885	0.347
Walking barefoot	23 (65.7%)	12 (34.3%)	35	17.904	0.001*

 *Statistically significant.