Table 1.

Characteristics of the groups.

	Group 1	Group 2	Statistical significance
Number of patients	28	28	n/s
Women	17	18	n/s
Men	11	10	n/s
Age (years)	50–78	52–70	n/s
Ulcer location—crural medial	18	17	n/s
Ulcer location—crural lateral	10	11	n/s
Ulcer area at the beginning (cm2)	6.9–9.78	7.2–9.4	n/s
Duration of ulceration (months)	15–36	13–38	n/s
Full mobility	22	18	n/s
Limited mobility	6	10	n/s
Ankle-brachial pressure index	0.92–1.12	0.97–1.15	n/s
Body mass index (kg/cm2)	22.1–38.6	28.5–41.2	n/s