Table 1.
Patient characteristics (n = 897 patients).
| Age (years) | 63 ± 32a | ||
| Gender, n (%) | Men 323 (36%) | Women 574 (64%) | |
| #VLUs on admission n (%) |
1 522 (58%) |
2 289 (32%) |
>2 86 (9%) |
| Comorbidities | |||
| Diabetes mellitus | NIDDM 401 (44%) | IDDM 263 (29%) | |
| Active smoking | 624 (69%) | ||
| Diabetes + smoking | 222 (24%) | ||
| Morbid obesity (BMI >45) | 683 (76%) | ||
| Varicose veins | 530 (59%) | ||
| Stasis dermatitis | 671 (74%) | ||
| Lipodermatosclerosis | 313 (34%) | ||
| CHF | 196 (22%) | ||
| Recurrent VLU | 216 (24%) | ||
| Duration of VLUs | 36 ± 22 months (range 1–120 months) | ||
| PAD (ABI < 0.80) | 601 (67%) | ||
n: # of patients; %: percent of cohort; VLUs: venous leg ulcers; PAD: peripheral arterial disease; ABI: ankle/brachial systolic pressure index; IDDM: insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; NIDDM: non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus; BMI: body mass index; CHF: congestive heart failure.
a
Mean ± 1SD.