Table 2:
Demographics and clinical characteristics of chronic wound patients
| Characteristics | Non-Diabetic (n=15) | Diabetic (n=22) |
|---|---|---|
| Age § | 41 (22–69) | 57 (40–77) |
| Race † | ||
| White | 10 | 18 |
| African American | 5 | 3 |
| Others | 1 | |
| Ethnicity † | ||
| Hispanic | 0 | 0 |
| Non-hispanic | 15 | 22 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 8 | 12 |
| Female | 7 | 10 |
| Weight (lbs) § | 212.96 (141.3 – 547.8) | 237.435 (127.16 – 382.4) |
| Smoking | ||
| Former | 1 | 6 |
| Current | 2 | 6 |
| Never | 12 | 10 |
| HbA1c § | 5.3 (4.8 – 5.7) | 7.3 (5.8 – 16.4) |
| Wound Etiology | ||
| Surgical | 13 | 12 |
| Non-Surgical | 2 | 10 |
| Wound Infection | ||
| Infected | 13 | 20 |
| Non-infected | 2 | 2 |
| Wound status | ||
| Healing | 10 | 15 |
| Non-healing | 4 | 6 |
| Unknown * | 1 | 1 |
Wound fluid was collected from these patients undergoing NPWT
§
Data reported as median;
†
Race and ethnicity was reported by patients;
*
Patient didn’t show up for visit 2 for assessment of wound status