Clinical comprehensive treatment protocol for managing diabetic foot ulcers: A retrospective cohort study

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients with diabetic foot ulcers

Variable	Experimental group (n = 32)	Control group (n = 30)	P value
Age (yr)	58.6 ± 9.4	60.1 ± 8.7	0.46
Sex (male/female)	18/14	16/14	0.77
BMI (kg/m2)	24.3 ± 3.2	23.9 ± 2.9	0.64
Duration of diabetes (yr)	12.4 ± 6.3	13.2 ± 5.8	0.57
Type of diabetes (type 1/type 2)	4/28	5/25	0.72
HbA1c (%)	8.7 ± 1.6	8.9 ± 1.4	0.51
Wound location (foot/lower leg)	26/6	24/6	0.91
Wound size (cm2)	12.5 ± 8.7	13.2 ± 9.4	0.74
Wound depth (cm)	2.1 ± 1.2	2.3 ± 1.3	0.56
Wagner grade (2/3/4/5)	8/12/8/4	9/10/7/4	0.88

BMI: Body mass index.

Table 2 Clinical outcomes of the patients with diabetic foot ulcers under the comprehensive and standard treatment protocols

Variable	Experimental group (n = 32)	Control group (n = 30)	P value
Time to reduce white blood cell count (d)	3.2 ± 1.4	5.6 ± 2.1	< 0.001
Number of dressing changes	12.3 ± 4.5	18.7 ± 6.3	< 0.001
Wound healing rate (%)	87.5	53.3	0.003
Wound healing time (d)	28.4 ± 9.7	42.6 ± 12.4	< 0.001
Amputation rate (%)	6.3	26.7	0.02