Background: This is the first study to examine risk factors for diabetic foot ulceration in Irish
general practice. Aim: To determine the prevalence of established risk factors for foot …

Aims To determine the incidence of, and clinically relevant risk factors for, new foot
ulceration in a large cohort of diabetic patients in the community healthcare setting. Methods …

This trial assessed whether a simple clinical tool can be used to stratify patients with
diabetes, according to risk of developing foot ulceration. This was a prospective …

Aims To determine the prevalence and associates of foot ulcer, and the subsequent
incidence and predictors of first-ever hospitalisation for this complication, in well …

Background: Diabetic foot ulcers are associated with significant morbidity and mortality and
can subsequently lead to hospitalisation and lower limb amputation if not recognised and …

Aims: To determine the proportion of people with diabetes mellitus reporting a history of foot
ulcer and to investigate factors associated with this adverse outcome. Methods: All …

Aims/hypothesis Contemporary data on diabetic foot ulcer prevalence are scarce. Most
studies were conducted in the 1990s, reporting incidence rates of 1.9–2.6%. Since then the …

Foot ulcers in diabetic patients are common but eminently preventable, and occur in both
main types of diabetes. From a global perspective, although diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are …

AIMS: The current study aims to identify risk factors for diabetic foot ulcer and their impact on
the outcome of the disease. METHODS: Three hundred diabetic patients were enrolled in …

Aim To determine the proportion of people with diabetes reporting a history of foot ulcer and
investigate associated factors and healing time in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Survey …