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Table 3 Clinical characteristics

From: Surgical management of Diabetic foot ulcers: A Tanzanian university teaching hospital experience

Clinical characteristics

Frequency

Percentage

Duration of diabetes (in years)

  

Newly diagnosed

38

27.9

< 1

14

10.3

1-5

32

25.5

>5

52

38.2

Duration of DFU (in weeks)

  

<4

40

29.4

4-52

64

47.1

>52

32

23.5

Type of Diabetes Mellitus

  

Type 1

2

1.5

Type 2

134

98.5

Previous history of DFU

  

Yes

14

10.3

No

122

89.7

Previous history of amputation

  

Yes

6

4.4

No

130

95.6

Anatomical site

  

Forefoot

82

60.3

Midfoot

18

13.3

Hindfoot

10

7.4

Whole foot

26

19.1

Foot affected

  

Right

79

58.1

Left

47

34.5

Both

10

7.4

Type of ulcer

  

Neuropathic

78

57.4

Ischemic

42

30.8

Neuro-ischemic

6

4.4

Unclassified

10

7.4

Wagner's classification

  

Stage 0

-

-

Stage 1

6

4.4

Stage 2

28

20.6

Stage 3

30

22.1

Stage 4

40

29.4

Stage 5

32

23.5