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Table 2 Descriptive summary of the age, gender, the PEDIS sum score and each of the PEDIS risk factors for the overall sample, any-amputation and major-amputation status. Data are shown in per cent; except the PEDIS sum score and age, which are summarised by the mean. The final count of any-amputees is the sum of the minor- (n = 46) and major amputations (n = 29)

From: Predicting the amputation risk for patients with diabetic foot ulceration – a Bayesian decision support tool

Characteristic

Grade/ Score

Overall Sample

Any-Amputation

Major-Amputation

  

Non Amputees

(n = 162, 68.4%)

Amputees*

(n = 75, 31.6%)

Non Amputees

(n = 208, 87.8%)

Amputees

(n = 29, 12.2%)

Proportion

Frequency (n = 237)

Proportion

n

Proportion

n

Proportion

n

Proportion/ Mean

n

Gender

Female

16.46%

39

12.24%

29

4.22%

10

14.77%

35

1.69%

4

Male

83.54%

198

56.12%

133

27.43%

65

73%

173

10.55%

25

Age, years (mean)

65.91 (SD 12.3)

237

64.59 (SD 12.8)

162

68.76 (SD 10.5)

75

65.55 (SD 12.5)

208

68.52 (SD 12.4)

29

PEDIS Sum (mean)

10.76 (SD 1.9)

237

10.27 (SD 1.9)

162

11.81 (SD 1.4)

75

10.56 (SD 1.9)

208

12.17(SD 1.4)

29

Perfusion

Stage 1

48.1%

114

40.93%

97

7.17%

17

45.57%

108

2.53%

6

Stage 2

32.49%

77

20.25%

48

12.24%

29

27.85%

66

4.64%

11

Stage 3

19.41%

46

7.17%

17

12.24%

29

14.35%

34

5.06%

12

Extent

Stage 1

3.38%

8

3.38%

8

0%

0

3.38%

8

0%

0

Stage 2

31.22%

74

28.27%

67

2.95%

7

30.38%

72

0.84%

2

Stage 3

65.4%

155

36.71%

87

28.69%

68

54.01%

128

11.39%

27

Depth

Stage 1

5.91%

14

5.06%

12

0.84%

2

5.91%

14

0%

0

Stage 2

32.91%

78

28.27%

67

4.64%

11

31.65%

75

1.27%

3

Stage 3

61.18%

145

35.02%

83

26.16%

62

50.21%

119

10.97%

26

Infection

Stage 1

36.29%

86

26.16%

62

10.13%

24

33.76%

80

2.53%

6

Stage 2

35.44%

84

22.78%

54

12.66%

30

29.54%

70

5.91%

14

Stage 3

25.74%

61

18.14%

43

7.59%

18

22.78%

54

2.95%

7

Stage 4

2.53%

6

1.27%

3

1.27%

3

1.69%

4

0.84%

2

Sensation

Stage 1

7.17%

17

5.49%

13

1.69%

4

6.75%

16

0.42%

1

Stage 2

92.83%

220

62.87%

149

29.96%

71

81.01%

192

11.81%

28