Table 1.
Participant characteristics. [Note: with the exception of BMI, all variables had <3 missing values. For BMI data were missing for 24 cases due to difficulties in measuring the height and weight of patients.]
| Characteristic | n (%) |
| Male | 41 (61) |
| Female | 26 (39) |
| Age – mean | 61 (s.d 16.0) |
| Age range | 22 to 87 |
| Body Mass Index – BMI (kg/m2) | |
| Underweight (<20) | 1 (2) |
| Normal (20 to 24.9) | 11 (24) |
| Overweight (25 to 29.9) | 8 (17) |
| Obese (>30) | 26 (57) |
| Diabetes | 14 (21) |
| Lymphoedema | 11 (16) |
| Toe-web maceration | 22 (32) |
| DVT prior to acute episode | 2 (3) |
| Pre-existing ulcer | 14 (20) |
| Previous blunt injury or scratch | 19 (28) |
| Post operative or penetrative wound | 6 (9) |
| Known allergy to penicillin | 14 (20) |
| Previous episode (ever) | 30 (44) |
| Previous episode in last 3 years | 22 (32) |