Abstract
The most burdensome complication of diabetes is diabetic foot ulceration (DFU). Its prevention can be achieved by identification and modification of the risk factors. The study was conducted to determine the correlations between the risk factors and the degree of DFU based on Wagner's classification. A cross-sectional study was performed among patients with DFU presented to diabetic foot clinics, Ha'il, KSA (October 2021, to March 2022). The data were handled using SPSS 23.0. A-136 diabetics with DFU were studied (58.1% Females, and 41.9% males). Their mean age was 61.3 +/- 11.7 years. The utmost patterns were Wagner's grade 2 (31.6%) and 3 (24.3%). The grade of the ulcer was significantly correlated with the type of DM (P=0.001), duration of DM (P=0.012), previous DFU/amputation (P=0.002), smoking (P=0.007), higher BMI (P=0.004), chronic peripheral arterial disease (PAD) (P = 0.025), indoor occupation (P=0.029), hyperlipidemia (P = 0.009), and impaired visual acuity (P=0.001). In contrast, it does not with age (P = 0.471), gender (P = 0.183), and chronic renal disease (P=0.173). In conclusion, considering Wagner's classification there was a noteworthy correlation between the grade of the DFU with DM type I, duration of DM, higher BMI, previous DFU/amputation, smoking, chronic PAD, indoor occupation, presence of hyperlipidemia, and impaired visual acuity.