Faisal I. Almohaileb
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Faisal I. Almohaileb has a total of 8 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- António Raposo
CBIOS (Research Center for Biosciences and Health Technologies), ECTS (School of Health Sciences and Technologies), Lusófona University, Lisboa, Portugal
1 shared publication - Basmah F. Alharbi
Department of Basic Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Buraidah 51452, Saudi Arabia
1 shared publication - Fatimah Alenazi
Department of Public Health, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
1 shared publication - Metab Algeffari
Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
1 shared publication - Mirna Fawaz
Faculty of Health Sciences, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon
1 shared publication - Thamer Alslamah
Department of Public Health, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 16 October 2026
- Published by Springer Nature in Diabetes Therapy
- p. 1-16
Clinical Performance of the IWGDF Risk Stratification System for Diabetic Foot Ulceration: A Gender-Disaggregated Study of 713 Patients
Introduction Diabetic foot ulceration (DFU) is a major complication of diabetes and is a leading cause of lower-extremity amputation. This study evaluated the cross-sectional discriminative performance of the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) risk classification for prevalent active DFU, described gender-disaggregated ulcer prevalence, and identified factors independently associated with moderate/high IWGDF risk in a specialist diabetes center. Methods In this retrospective cross-sectional study, 713 adults with diabetes mellitus who attended the diabetic foot service of a university diabetes center were classified according to the IWGDF risk system. The prevalence of active DFU was compared across risk categories using the Cochran–Armitage trend test. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with moderate/high IWGDF risk and active DFU. Results Active DFU was present in 21 patients (2.9%), with no significant difference between men (3.8%) and women (2.1%). Overall, 17.3% of the patients were classified as having moderate or high risk. Ulcer prevalence increased progressively across the IWGDF categories, from 0.0% in the very-low-risk group to 38.5% in the high-risk group (p < 0.001). The IWGDF classification showed excellent cross-sectional discrimination for prevalent active DFU (c-statistic 0.938), with 90.5% sensitivity and 99.7% negative predictive value at the moderate/high-risk threshold. Older age and higher glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels were independently associated with moderate/high IWGDF risk, whereas gender was not. Conclusion The IWGDF classification showed excellent cross-sectional discrimination for prevalent active DFU. Older age and poorer glycemic control, but not gender, were independently associated with moderate/high IWGDF risk. These findings support routine IWGDF-guided risk stratification in specialist diabetes care, although prospective studies are required to establish its performance in predicting future ulceration.
- 16 October 2026
- Published by Springer Nature in Diabetes Therapy
- p. 1-16
Open AccessClinical Performance of the IWGDF Risk Stratification System for Diabetic Foot Ulceration: A Gender-Disaggregated Study of 713 Patients
Introduction Diabetic foot ulceration (DFU) is a major complication of diabetes and is a leading cause of lower-extremity amputation. This study evaluated the cross-sectional discriminative performance of the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) risk classification for prevalent active DFU, described gender-disaggregated ulcer prevalence, and identified factors independently associated with moderate/high IWGDF risk in a specialist diabetes center. Methods In this retrospective cross-sectional study, 713 adults with diabetes mellitus who attended the diabetic foot service of a university diabetes center were classified according to the IWGDF risk system. The prevalence of active DFU was compared across risk categories using the Cochran–Armitage trend test. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with moderate/high IWGDF risk and active DFU. Results Active DFU was present in 21 patients (2.9%), with no significant difference between men (3.8%) and women (2.1%). Overall, 17.3% of the patients were classified as having moderate or high risk. Ulcer prevalence increased progressively across the IWGDF categories, from 0.0% in the very-low-risk group to 38.5% in the high-risk group (p < 0.001). The IWGDF classification showed excellent cross-sectional discrimination for prevalent active DFU (c-statistic 0.938), with 90.5% sensitivity and 99.7% negative predictive value at the moderate/high-risk threshold. Older age and higher glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels were independently associated with moderate/high IWGDF risk, whereas gender was not. Conclusion The IWGDF classification showed excellent cross-sectional discrimination for prevalent active DFU. Older age and poorer glycemic control, but not gender, were independently associated with moderate/high IWGDF risk. These findings support routine IWGDF-guided risk stratification in specialist diabetes care, although prospective studies are required to establish its performance in predicting future ulceration.