Table 1.

Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics.

	Total cases n = 100
Age (mean, 95% confidence interval)	72.2 (69.4–75.0)
Male	38
Dementia	41
Diabetes mellitus	39
Lymphatic or vascular diseasea	55
Wheelchair-dependence	54
Bedridden	9
Hospitalization within 30 days	37
Skin infection within 30 days	9
History of MRSA infection and/or colonization	8

^aDefined as chronic venous stasis, lymphedema, peripheral arterial disease, or chronic lower extremity edema.