Table 2 Characteristics of patients by identified groups of pathways
From: Foot-related diabetes complications: care pathways, patient profiles and costs
Infection | Dermal-LF | Orthopedic | Neuropathy | Dermal-HF | Deceased | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | 14,608 (30) | 12,208 (25) | 11,946 (25) | 2,294 (5) | 579 (1) | 6,692 (14) | 48,327 (100) |
Age, mean (sd) | 64 (16) | 66 (16) | 62 (14) | 65 (13) | 69 (13) | 78 (11) | 66 (16) |
Years since diabetes diagnosis, mean (sd) | 10 (9) | 12 (10) | 10 (10) | 13 (11) | 14 (11) | 14 (10) | 11 (10) |
Type 2 diabetes, % | 86 | 85 | 85 | 82 | 85 | 92 | 86 |
Men, % | 53 | 52 | 40 | 66 | 62 | 54 | 51 |
Comorbid late-stage complications, % | |||||||
Coronary artery disease | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 2.4 |
Retinopathy | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
Neuropathy | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 54.2 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 3.9 |
Nephropathy | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 |