Table 2.
Patient characteristics
| Treatment Success (n = 100) |
Treatment Failure (n = 100) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Age (years ± SD) | 56 ± 14 | 56 ± 15 | 0.886 |
| Female Sex, % | 57 | 62 | 0.471 |
| BMI Category, % • I (30 - < 35 kg/m2) • II (35 - < 40 kg/m2) • III (≥ 40 kg/m2) |
45 25 30 |
36 27 37 |
0.405 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index, median [IQR] | 2 [1 – 3] | 2 [1 – 4] | 0.473 |
| Race, % • Caucasian • Hispanic • African American • American Indian |
78 1 20 1 |
77 6 17 0 |
0.185 |
| History of MRSA infection, % | 11 | 6 | 0.205 |
| I&D Performed, % | 47 | 57 | 0.393 |
| Wound Culture Collected, % | 38 | 51 | 0.064 |
| Wound Culture Positive, % | 21 | 35 | 0.028 |