Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of diabetic foot ulcer among patients with diabetes in Afghanistan: An IDF supported initiative
Authors' conclusion
DFU affects almost one-tenth of diabetics while a significant number of patients attend at late stage requiring orthopedic treatment. Monitoring of diabetic patients to prevent DFU is important is recommended.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with diabetes admitted to Kabul diabetic medical center (KDMC), Afghanistan, 1/9/2019 to 31/8/2020admitted to KDMC
- Participants
- 3,159 patients
- Outcome
- Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with DFU
Methodological detailssingle-centre, University of Texas diabetic classification for DFU used
- Single-centre
- University of Texas diabetic classification for DFU used
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Proportion of DFU
Proportion of DFU
9.2%
Further findings
Patient characteristics
- Females
- 47.4%
- T2D
- 96.7%
- Mean age (years)
- 55.4 ± 10.6
- From Kabul
- 78%
- Smoking prevalence
- 8.6%
- Snuff use prevalence
- 5.6%
- Housewives among females
- 93%
- Duration of diabetes
- 5-19 years
- History of amputation
- 9.2%
- Almost two-third were under glycaemia and HbA1c control
Clinical features of DFU
- Referred for orthopedic procedures after treatment
- 16%
- Common symptoms: burning, aching, numbness and tingling
- Most common cause of DFU: both neuropathy and arteriopathy
Original publication
Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of diabetic foot ulcer among patients with diabetes in Afghanistan: An IDF supported initiative. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 18 December 2022. doi:10.
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