Publications by authors named "Sophia Rossboth"
Aims: Diabetic foot complications, a serious consequence of diabetes mellitus, are associated with a tremendous burden on both individual patients and health care systems. Since prevention strategies may reduce the incidence of this complication, identification of risk factors in large longitudinal studies is essential to optimize early detection and personalized screening of patients at increased risk.
Materials And Methods: We conducted a registry-based retrospective cohort study using data from 10,688 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus aged ≥18 years.
Article Synopsis
- Diabetic foot complications are a serious issue for those with type 2 diabetes, leading to significant personal and financial challenges, highlighting the need for studies that can help identify at-risk patients early on.
- This study analyzed data from 3002 patients with type 2 diabetes over 11 years and used statistical models to identify key risk factors for developing foot complications, such as older age, male gender, neuropathy, and high blood sugar levels.
- The findings suggest that by understanding these risk factors, healthcare providers can better identify high-risk patients and implement strategies targeting modifiable risks, ultimately aiming to prevent diabetic foot complications.
Risk factors for diabetic foot complications in type 2 diabetes-A systematic review.
Endocrinol Diabetes Metab
January 2021
Aims: With increasing numbers of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) worldwide, the number of associated diabetic foot complications might also increase. This systematic review was performed to summarize published data about risk factors for the diabetic foot (DF) syndrome in order to improve the identification of high-risk patients.
Materials And Methods: Six electronic databases were searched for publications up to August 2019 using predefined stringent inclusion and exclusion criteria.