Diabetic foot syndrome: Immune-inflammatory features as possible cardiovascular markers in diabetes

Table 1 Prevalence of previous cardiovascular events in patients with and without diabetic foot

	Pts with diabetic foot (n = 102) <	Pts without diabetic foot (n = 123)	P
CAD (%)	33 (32.3)	24 (19.5)	0.0043
TIA (%)	15 (14.7)	9 (7.3)	< 0.0001
Stroke (%)	18 (17.6)	11 (8.9)	< 0.05
Stroke toast subtypes
LAAS	6 (33.3)	5 (45.4)
Lacunar	12 (66.6)	6 (54.5)
CEI	0	0
Diabetic retinopathy (%)	55 (53.9)	47 (38.2)	< 0.0001
Renal failure (%)	6 (5.8)	7 (5.6)	NS

Modified from Pinto et al[19]. CAD: Coronary artery disease; TIA: Transient ischemic attack; LAAS: Large artery atherosclerotic stroke; CEI: Cardioembolic.