Comparative Evaluation of Serum HbA1C Level among Patients with and Without Diabetic Foot Complications: An Institutional Based Study

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Diabetic foot syndrome (DFS) is one of the mostserious, important and economically demanding complicationsthat patients with diabetes can develop. Hence; the presentstudy was undertaken for assessing and comparing the serumHbA1C level among patients with and without diabetic footcomplication.Materials & Methods: A total of 150 diabetic patients wereenrolled in the present study. Clinical examination was done inall the patients and prevalence of diabetic foot complicationwas assessed. Blood samples were withdrawn from all thepatients and mean HbA1c concentrations were assessed usingautoanalyzer. All the values were recorded in Microsoft excelsheet and were analysed by SPSS software. Chi- square testwas used for assessment of level of significance.Results: Prevalence of diabetic foot complication was found tobe present in 30 patients. Mean HbA1C values of patients withdiabetic foot complications was 10.75%, while among thepatients without diabetic foot complication, it was 8.76%. Whilecorrelation of occurrence of diabetic foot complication withdiabetic profile, significant results were obtained.Conclusion: Patients with diabetic foot complications areaccompanied by significant alteration in mean HbA1c levels.