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    Factores asociados a pie diabético en pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 atendidos en el Hospital “José Carrasco Arteaga”, periodo febrero-mayo 2024
    (Universidad de Cuenca, 2025-08-01) Japón Contento, Ñusta Zitlaly; Abad Loja, Anthony Ismael; Feicán Alvarado, Elsa Astrid
    Introduction: diabetic foot occurs in 8 to 12% of patients with diabetes mellitus and represents the main cause of non-traumatic amputation, as well as a public health problem. Objective: to describe the factors associated with diabetic foot in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus treated at the “José Carrasco Arteaga” Hospital, February - May 2024. Methods: crosssectional analytical study in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attended in the outpatient and inpatient areas of the José Carrasco Arteaga Hospital. It was carried out by applying the “Structured form for diabetic foot detection and risk stratification”. The data were processed in SPSS 21 software (trial version). The results were presented in tables of frequencies and percentages, and OR with 95% CI and chi-square were used for association. Results: the prevalence of diabetic foot was 18.5%; the most frequent associated factors were: peripheral neuropathy (68.2%), lack of foot care (61.5%), presence of callous lesions (38.5%) and smoking (36.9%). A statistically significant association (p<0.001) was found between the factors: peripheral neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease, previous amputations, previous ulceration, significant structural foot deformity, callous lesion and glycosylated hemoglobin of more than 7.5% with the development of diabetic foot. Conclusions: it was evidenced that the most frequent factors associated with the development of diabetic foot were: peripheral neuropathy, lack of foot care, presence of callous lesions and smoking; while those that showed higher risk were: previous ulcers, previous amputations and peripheral neuropathy.