Abstract: Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics and risk factors of diabetic foot (DF) patients with type 2 diabetic mellitus.Methods The data of 62 DF patients with type 2 diabetic mellitus included age, sex, the duration of disease, the concentrations of HbA1C, hemoglobin (Hb), blood-lipids, electromyogram, CDFI of lower extremities artery were analyzed retrospectively and compared with 60 patients with type 2 diabetic mellitus, but without DF.Results The factors of age, sex, Hb, albumin, electromyogram, CDFI of lower extremities artery were significantly different between two groups ( P<0.05), but no significant difference in the duration of disease, fasting blood-glucose, HBA1C, glomerular filtration rate, blood-lipids ( P>0.05).Conclusion The senility, male, peripheral neuropathy and peripheral vessel disease are the risk factors of DF with type 2 diabetic mellitus, and anemia and hypoproteinemia are often occurred in such patients.

Key words: diabetic foot, clinical characteristics, risk factor