Table 2.
Foot ulcer characteristics and odds ratios for Staphylococcus aureus in the diabetic ulcer (N=79)
| Ulcer Factors | Odds Ratio (CI): Ulcer SA Positive |
P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration in weeks, mean (SD) | 32.8 | ±40.51 | 1.00(0.99–1.02) | 0.4744 |
| Circumference in cm, mean (SD) | 4.7 | ±2.82 | 0.96(0.82–1.13) | 0.6194 |
| Surface Area in cm2, mean (SD) | 1.9 | ±2.56 | 0.97(0.81–1.15) | 0.6879 |
| Depth in cm, mean (SD) | 0.4 | ±0.23 | 0.90(0.17–4.76) | 0.8985 |
| Volume in cm3, mean (SD) | 0.3 | ±0.45 | 0.78 (0.23–2.62) | 0.6914 |
| Ulcer tissue oxygen mmHg, mean (SD) | 47.0 | ±14.30 | 1.03(0.99–1.064) | 0.1242 |
| Toe Brachial Pressure Index, mean (SD) | 0.89 | ±0.25 | 1.68(0.26–10.89) | 0.5881 |
| Ulcer SA positive, n (%) | 29 | 36.7% | ------ | |
| Ulcer MRSA positive, n (%) | 7 | 08.8% | ||
SA = Staphylococcus aureus
MRSA = Methicillin-resistant SA