Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes and yes.
Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes.
Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes.
The following factors were included in the analysis as possible predictors or confounders: sex, age, smoking, living in a nursing home, living alone, diabetes type, diabetes duration, insulin treatment (yes vs. no), neuropathy, Charcot foot syndrome, history of coronary heart disease, history of stroke, CRI, dialysis, PAD, minor amputation before inclusion, and first-ever foot lesion (yes vs. no).
The first model was adjusted for age (years) and sex (male versus female); the second model was further adjusted for BMI (kg/m), HbA1c, diabetes duration (years), smoking history (yes or no), systolic blood pressure (yes; mmHg), antihypertensive treatment (yes or no), insulin therapy (yes or no), eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m), and albuminuria (mg/mmol).
We categorized history of prostatitis as no, yes, missing and duration of prostatitis symptoms as none, <1 year, >1 year, missing.
Data on initial characteristics (scope, duration, and design), funding results (yes, no) and amount (converted into 1997 euros) were collected by the same person (ED) to ensure homogeneity.
