Participant demographics entering foot temperature monitoring program
Age at enrollment (years) | 60.5 (±11.7) |
Sex (male) | 76.6% (59/77) |
Height (meters) | 1.8 (±0.1) |
Mass (kg) | 104 (±23) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 32.6 (±7.1) |
Diabetes mellitus type 1 (%) | 8.8 (6/77) |
Diabetes mellitus type 2 (%) | 92.2 (71/77) |
Diabetes mellitus duration (years) | 13.6 (±7.1) |
Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) (mmol/mol) | 64 (±17) |
Race | |
Black | 63.6% (49/77) |
White | 31.2% (24/77) |
Hispanic | 5.2% (4/77) |
Participants with chronic comorbidities | |
Heart failure | 28.6% (22/77) |
Renal failure | 60.0% (46/77) |
Peripheral arterial disease | 23.4% (18/77) |
Peripheral neuropathy | 100% (77/77) |
Retinopathy | 51.9% (40/77) |
Cataracts | 58.4% (45/77) |
Glaucoma | 23.4% (18/77) |
Any vision impairing comorbidity | 72.7% (56/77) |
Foot deformity | |
Charcot arthropathy | 15.6% (12/77) |
Hallux malleus | 3.9% (3/77) |
Hallux valgus | 2.6% (2/77) |
History of partial foot amputation at enrollment | 51.9% (40/77) |
DFU healing to enrollment, months | 6.3 (±6.8) |
Additional foot ulcer characteristics pre-enrollment are in table 2 |
BMI, body mass index; DFU, diabetic foot ulcer.