Screening for Osteomyelitis Using Thermography in Patients with Diabetic Foot

Table 2

Characteristics of subjects.

	𝑁=18
Age, years	66.8 ± 15.0
Sex
Male	15 (83.3)
Female	3. (16.7)
Duration of diabetes, years	22.4 ± 13.0
HbA1c (%)*	8.4 ± 2.6
Angiopathy**	10 (55.6)
Neuropathy***	13 (72.2)
Renal dialysis	4. (22.2)
Retinopathy*	16 (94.1)
History of myocardial infarction	3. (16.7)

Mean ± SD, 𝑛 (%). *𝑛=17. **The criteria for diagnosing angiopathy were as follows: (1) ABI no more than 0.9, or (2) ABI no less than 1.4, and TBI no more than 0.7. ***Diagnosis of neuropathy was made according to the findings from the nerve conduction velocity exams.