Abstract:Objective To assess the correlation between the serum level of small dense low density lipoprotein cholesterol (sdLDL-C) and diabetic foot in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Methods From Jun 2018 to Jun 2019, 213 T2DM patients admitted in department of the first affiliated hospital of harbin medical university were included in this study. They were divided into non-diabetic foot group (160 cases) and diabetic foot group (53 cases). The basic clinical information, biochemical tests, and serum sdLDL-C were collected, and the risk factors of diabetes mellitus were analyzed by logistic regression.Results Compared with non-diabetic foot group, systolic blood pressure, fasting blood glucose (FBG), glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), total cholesterol (TC), and sdLDL-C in diabetic foot group increased significantly (P < 0.05), the risk of retinopathy and macrovascular complications were higher (P < 0.05), and the duration of diabetes was much longer (P < 0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that FBG [O^R = 3.302 (95% CI: 1.154, 7.473)], HbA1c [O^R = 3.971 (95% CI: 1.982, 6.131)], and sdLDL-C [O^R = 5.996 (95% CI: 3.019, 11.897)] were risk factors for diabetic foot, and the level of sdLDL-C was positively related to the severity of diabetic foot.Conclusion Serum sdLDL-C is closely related to the occurrence and development of diabetic foot. It can be used as a potential target for prevention and treatment of diabetic foot.