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Table 1 Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics of the study population

From: Application of a simple skin stretching system and negative pressure wound therapy in repair of complex diabetic foot wounds

Variable

Total, n = 16

Age (mean ± SD, years)

60.6 ± 10.5

Gender

 Male

12 (75%)

 Female

4 (25%)

Type 2 DM

16 (100%)

Duration of diabetes (mean ± SD, years)

9.6 ± 4.8

Wagner classification

 Grade 3

3 (18.8%)

 Grade 4

13 (81.2%)

Follow-up (mean ± SD, months)

10.8 ± 3.1

Comorbidities

 Hypertension

6 (37.5%)

 Ischemic heart disease

4 (25.0%)

 Peripheral neuropathy

14 (87.5%)

 Nephropathy

7 (43.8%)

 Retinopathy

8 (50.0%)