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Diabetes foot led to significant morbidity and mortality. Therefore, it is recommended to do screening foot exam in patients with diabetes on annual basis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Investigate diabetic foot screening practice and risk factors associated with foot complications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Settings and Design:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This is a cross-sectional study was conducted at the Adult Endocrinology Outpatient Clinics, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods and Material: Demographic data, clinical and laboratory variables, documentation of foot exam, and foot complications were collected from the medical records of a sample of patients with diabetes attending endocrinology\/diabetes clinics from January 2020 to December 2024. Statistical Analysis: Descriptive statistics summarized participant characteristics. Associations between variables were assessed using Chi-square or Fisher\u2019s Exact test as appropriate.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The study included 202 patients, 56% female. Foot exam was done in 41% of the study sample and 12% had foot complications. Around 33% of those who did not have foot complaints were examined. Males were more likely to have foot complications than females (18% vs. 7%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.017). Education about foot care provided more frequently in patients, who had foot examination (61% vs. 10%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001). Foot complications were present in 18% of patients with other diabetes-related complications, compared with 3% of those without diabetes-related complications (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Foot examination was performed in less than half of the patients. 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