International Joint Laboratory for Cell Medical Engineering of Henan Province, Huaihe Hospital of Henan University, Kaifeng, China
Research Article
Mortality of hospitalised Han Chinese patients with type 2 diabetic foot ulcers in Kaifeng, China: a retrospective cohort study
Author(s): Huan Lia*, Yu-Quan Lv, Yue-Min Zhou, Ruo-Xuan Liu, Jia-Qi Wu, Yong-En Liu and Dong-Ping M
Aim: To determine the rate and predictors of mortality in patients with type 2 diabetic foot ulcer (T2DFU) followed-up
as inpatients in a grade 3A hospital.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study included Han Chinese inpatients aged at least 20 years who were diag-
nosed with T2DFU between September 2009 and November 2019. Of 431 eligible patients, 309 (168 men; 141
women) were included and completed the study (response rate: 71.7%).
Results: Of the 309 patients followed-up for a total of 948.7 person-years, 147 died, resulting in a mortality rate of
15.5 per 100 person-years. The cumulative mortality rate was 47.6% over a median follow-up period of 2.7 years
(25th-75th percentile=1.2-4.4 years). Advanced age (adjusted hazard ration [HR]=1.80, 95% confidence Interval
[CI]=1.28-.. View More»
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