Abstract
Objective To analyze the correlation between diabetic foot and body mass index (BMI), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), triglyceride (TG) in elderly patients. Methods Ninety-one elderly patients with type 2 diabetic foot admitted in Guangyuan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from August 2016 to July 2017 were selected as observation group and classified according to Wagner grading. Another 91 elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus without diabetic foot who had similar general data to observation group were selected as control group. The general data, influencing factors, the change trend of Wagner rating and BMI, HDL-C, TG were compared between the two groups. Results There was no significant difference in gender, age or course of disease between the two groups (P>0.05); but there were significant differences in BMI, HDL-C and TG between the two groups (P<0.05). BMI, HDL-C and TG were all influencing factors of diabetes mellitus, and BMI, HDL-C and TG indexes changed correspondingly with the increase of Wagner grade (P<0.05). Conclusions BMI, HDL-C and TG are risk factors for diabetic foot in the elderly. With the decrease in level of BMI and HDL-C and increase in level of TG, the degree of diabetic foot will increase in elderly patients. Key words: Elderly diabetic foot; Body mass index; High density lipoprotein cholesterol; Triglyceride; Correlation
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