طب اورژانس ایران (Nov 2023)
Evaluation and Comparison of HbA1C Level in Diabetic Patients with and without Foot Ulcer: A Case control Study
Abstract
Introduction: Diabetic foot is one of the long-term microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus (DM). The prevention of foot ulcers is the most effective way to reduce severe morbidity and mortality in patients with diabetes. Appropriate glycemic control is one of the most important preventive measures for diabetic foot ulcers. Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C) is representative of long-term blood glucose levels over the prior three months. The present study evaluated the relationship between HbA1C levels and the development of diabetic foot ulcers. Methods: The present study was an analytical case-control study conducted in Ali-ibn-Abitaleb Hospital in Zahedan, Iran, in 2022. 130 patients comprising 65 DM patients with diabetic foot ulcers and 65 DM patients without foot ulcers were included in this study. Demographic and laboratory information was collected by the researcher using a checklist. The data were analyzed using SPSS software. Results: The average age of the control and case groups was 64.1 and 62.6 years, respectively. The results showed a significant relationship between the age of 60-70 years and the onset of diabetic foot ulcers. There was also a significant relationship between the female gender and the occurrence of diabetic foot. No significant relationship was observed between the duration of DM and the onset of diabetic foot. The results showed that 87.7% of the people in the control group had no previous history of diabetic foot. However, 76.9% of the people in the case group had a prior history of diabetic foot. There was a significant relationship between the previous history of the diabetic foot and its recurrence in diabetic patients. Regarding the serum level of HbA1C, 78.5% and 12.3% of patients in the case group had moderate (7-10%) and poor control (10-13%), respectively. 43.1%, 50.7%, and 6.2% of people in the control group had good, moderate, and poor control and in the multivariable model, only the previous history remained in the model, which showed that the probability of infection in people with a previous history is almost 24 times higher than in people without a previous history. Conclusion: The results indicate that age, female gender, history of diabetic foot, and high serum level of HbA1c had a significant relationship with diabetic foot. Since the serum level of HbA1c is an important indicator of long-term blood sugar control, it can possibly be used as a reliable factor to predict diabetic foot complications.
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