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Basic Medical and Sociodemographic Characteristics.No differences were found between the DFU and NFU groups in terms of age, gender, marital status, type of diabetes, fasting blood sugar, amount of insulin, or BMI.Significant differ- ences were found in the distribution of patients according to region, educational level, employment status, income, type of medication, HbA1c level, and duration of diabetes.The study assessed associations between smoking, foot examination factors, microangiopathic com- plications, and foot ulceration.Table 2 depicts the full results.Risk Factors.3.2.3.3.4.

Basic Medical and Sociodemographic Characteristics. No differences were found between the DFU and NFU groups in terms of age, gender, marital status, type of diabetes, fasting blood sugar, amount of insulin, or BMI. Significant differ- ences were found in the distribution of patients according to region, educational level, employment status, income, type of medication, HbA1c level, and duration of diabetes. Table 2 depicts the full results.
3.2. Risk Factors. The study assessed associations between smoking, foot examination factors, microangiopathic com-
plications, and foot ulceration. All factors were found to have a significant relationship to foot ulceration except for the existence of dry or cracked foot skin. Table 3 presents the proportion of participants that have each of these factors by foot ulceration status. The odds ratio and P values for each factor are presented as well.
3.3. DFSBS. The mean scores of the DFSBS for the DFU and NFU groups are presented in Table 4. The NFU group had significantly higher mean DFSBS scores than the DFU group (P < 0:001).
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