Table 4.
Willingness to adopt cellulitis prevention based on experience of recurrence
| Cellulitis prevention strategies | First episode (n = 109) | Recurrent episodes (n = 130) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Maybe | Yes | No | Maybe | χ2 (P‐value) | |
| Wash and dry feet carefully every day | 74/86a (86) | 2/86 (2) | 10/86 (12) | 105/113 (93) | 2/113 (2) | 6/113 (5) | 2·756 (< 0·252) |
| Apply cream to feet once a day | 67/83 (81) | 5/83 (6) | 11/83 (13) | 100/109 (92) | 2/109 (2) | 7/109 (6) | 5·271 (< 0·072) |
| Apply cream to feet twice a day | 45/78 (58) | 13/78 (17) | 20/78 (26) | 65/94 (69) | 13/94 (14) | 16/94 (17) | 2·615 (< 0·270) |
| Take antibiotics by mouth every day | 21/79 (27) | 38/79 (48) | 20/79 (25) | 52/110 (47) | 30/110 (27) | 28/110 (25) | 10·640 (< 0·005) |
| Wear compression stockings every day | 30/82 (37) | 32/82 (39) | 20/82 (24) | 53/113 (47) | 34/113 (30) | 26/113 (23) | 2·348 (< 0·309) |
| Increase physical activity | 63/88 (72) | 11/88 (12) | 14/88 (16) | 60/105 (57) | 20/105 (19) | 25/105 (24) | 4·325 (< 0·115) |
| Lose weight | 46/82 (56) | 19/82 (23) | 17/82 (21) | 66/107 (62) | 17/107 (16) | 24/107 (22) | 1·599 (< 0·450) |
a
Reflects missing data