Results
First, we divided the study group into the diabetic foot group and the healthy control group and examined the groups in terms of age, gender and BMI values. The age of the individuals ranged between 20-65 in the patient group and between 20-66 in the healthy control group, and there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups. The BMI levels in the patient group were significantly higher, statistically, than those of the healthy control group. The level of HbA1c, glucose and CRP in the patient group was also significantly higher than those of the healthy control group. The levels of LDL, triglyceride and total cholesterol were higher in the patient group than the healthy control group, but were not statistically significant, while HDL levels were statistically, significantly lower. When we investigated the IMA levels, we found significantly higher IMA levels in the patient group than in the healthy control group (Table 1).
Table 1: Demographic, clinical and laboratory data of patients in the diabetic foot and healthy control groups.