Correlation of HDL cholesterol serum and Wagner’s severity level of diabetic foot ulcers

Autor: Mulawardi Mulawardi, Muhammad Nuralim Mallapasi, Prihantono Prihantono, Tommy Kartono, Meiliati Aminyoto, Sachraswaty R. Laidding
Rok vydání: 2017
Předmět:
Zdroj: International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. 5:5129
ISSN: 2320-6012
2320-6071
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20175431
Popis: Background: Diabetic foot ulcers are one of the leading causes of amputation in non-traumatic patients. This research aimed to investigate the correlation between the level of HDL cholesterol and the severity level of diabetic foot ulcer based on Wagner classification. The study conducted at Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital, Makassar, Indonesia.Methods: This is an observational study with the cross-sectional design. The data collected before and after the treatment. The change of the levels of HDL cholesterol and the severity level of the diabetic foot ulcer based on Wagner classification during the treatment were analyzed. Data analyzed using Spearman Correlation test, the paired t-test to assess the change in the levels of HDL cholesterol and the levels of severity of diabetic foot ulcer based on Wagner classification at the time admission and after the treatment. ANOVA test was used to observe the reduction significance of the severity of diabetic foot ulcer based on Wagner classification, and it was categorized as significant if p
Databáze: OpenAIRE