@article{Al Jabri_Al Mawali_2021, title={Risk Factors Associated with Diabetic Foot Disease in Diabetes Patients: First National Study in Oman}, volume={7}, url={https://jocms.org/index.php/jcms/article/view/947}, DOI={10.22317/jcms.v7i2.947}, abstractNote={<p class="s15"><span class="s14"><span class="bumpedFont15">Objectives: </span></span><span class="s16">The aim of this study </span><span class="s16">is to</span><span class="s16"> identify the </span><span class="s16">correlation between</span><span class="s16">multiple risk factors in the development of DFD in Oman</span><span class="s16">. It also, aims to</span><span class="s16"> Identify the effect of having multiple significant risk factors on the disease </span><span class="s16">progression</span><span class="s16"> and to </span><span class="s16">explore which risk factor shows the highest correlation with disease development.</span></p> <p class="s15"><span class="s16">Methods: A retrospective case–control study was conducted </span><span class="s16">with</span> <span class="s16">100</span><span class="s16">patients</span><span class="s16"> and </span><span class="s16">200 </span><span class="s16">controls</span><span class="s16">. Data of the </span><span class="s16">participants </span><span class="s16">was extracted from </span><span class="s16">hospital’s Electronic Patient Record System (</span><span class="s16">Alshifa</span><span class="s16">)</span><span class="s16"> from 2000 to 2018. Chi square, </span><span class="s16">F</span><span class="s16">is</span><span class="s16">her</span><span class="s16"> exact test</span><span class="s16">,</span><span class="s16">O</span><span class="s16">dds </span><span class="s16">Ratio and</span><span class="s16"> Multiple regression analysis </span><span class="s16">were used to determine the significan</span><span class="s16">ce of </span><span class="s16">various risk factors.</span></p> <p class="s3"><span class="s16">Rusults: Having a HbA1c > 7</span><span class="s16">,</span><span class="s16"> Body Mass I</span><span class="s16">ndex</span><span class="s16"> > 30</span><span class="s16"> kg/m2</span><span class="s16"> (</span><span class="s16">BMI</span><span class="s16">)</span><span class="s16">, and blood pressure</span><span class="s16"> over 140/90</span><span class="s16"> mmHg</span><span class="s16"> showed a strong </span><span class="s16">correlation </span><span class="s16">with</span><span class="s16"> the development of DFD. Other risk factors such as age of diabetes, gender, total blood cholesterol, triglyceride levels, LDL, and HDL did not show </span><span class="s16">any</span><span class="s16">significant correlation with DFD.</span></p> <p class="s3"> </p> <p class="s3"><span class="s16">Conclusion: Risk factors for DFD are highly prevalent in our society, controlling these risk factors could minimize the morbidity and the mortality related to this disease as well as reducing the economic impact related to it. </span><span class="s16">Proper education for those at a higher risk could play an important role </span><span class="s16">in the control of this disease.</span></p>}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences}, author={Al Jabri, Abdullah Rashid and Al Mawali, Adhra}, year={2021}, month={Apr.}, pages={86–91} }