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. 2017 May 1;6(5):143–152. doi: 10.1089/wound.2017.0729

Table 1.

Patient demographics and clinical variables by wound

  N %
Total wounds 4,127 100
Gender
 Male 2,305 55.9
 Female 1,822 44.1
Age group
 <21 20 0.5
 21–64 1,967 47.7
 65+ 2,140 51.8
Insurance
 Medicare 1,747 42.3
 Medicaid 1,467 35.6
 Private 556 13.5
 Other 357 8.7
Diagnosis 1 ICD9 code
 ICD9 250: Diabetes mellitus 1,410 34.2
 ICD9 459: Other disorders of circulatory system 454 11.0
 ICD9 707: Chronic ulcer of skin 1,123 27.2
 ICD9 998: Complication of surgical and medical care, not otherwise specified 246 6.0
 Other 894 21.7
Healing
 No healing 1,674 40.6
 Some healing 1,316 31.9
 100% Healed 1,137 27.5
Reason for ending treatment
 Wound healed 1,619 39.2
 Doctor/patient discontinued 807 19.6
 Undetermined/other 749 18.1
 Patient hospitalized 370 9.0
 Coverage denied 220 5.3
 Noncompliant patient 169 4.1
 Hospitalized—amputation 97 2.3
 Patient passed away 96 2.3

ICD, International Classification of Diseases.