Table 2.
Participant baseline characteristics (categorical variables)
| Characteristic | All patients | Usual care patients | Optimal care patients | P‐value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%)a | n (%)a | n (%)a | ||
| n = 80 | n = 54 | n = 26 | ||
| BMI category | ||||
| Underweight | 2 (3.9) | 2 (5.3) | 0 (0) | 0.31 |
| Normal | 14 (27.5) | 8 (21.1) | 6 (46.2) | |
| Overweight | 8 (15.7) | 6 (15.8) | 2 (15.4) | |
| Obese | 27 (52.9) | 22 (57.9) | 5 (38.5) | |
| Gender (male) | 32 (40) | 25 (46.3) | 7 (26.9) | 0.1 |
| Venous insufficiency | 65 (81.3) | 46 (85.2) | 19 (73.1) | 0.19 |
| Reduced mobility | 70 (87.5) | 47 (87) | 23 (88.5) | 0.86 |
| Age > 70 | 56 (70) | 38 (70.4) | 18 (69.2) | 0.91 |
| Clinical signs of infection (at admission) | 18 (22.5) | 11 (20.4) | 7 (26.9) | 0.52 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 10 (12.5) | 5 (9.3) | 5 (19.2) | 0.21 |
| Lymphedema/oedema (history) | 40 (49.4) | 27 (50) | 13 (50) | 1 |
| Oedema (at admission) | 51 (63.8) | 33 (61.1) | 18 (69.2) | 0.48 |
| Eczema (at admission) | 15 (18.8) | 10 (18.5) | 5 (19.2) | 0.94 |
| Hypertension | 31 (38.8) | 17 (31.5) | 14 (53.8) | 0.055 |
| Peripheral arterial disease | 4 (5) | 3 (5.6) | 1 (3.85) | 0.73 |
| Smoker | 5 (6.25) | 3 (5.6) | 2 (7.7) | 0.72 |
| Deep vein thrombosis | 2 (2.5) | 1 (1.9) | 1 (3.85) | 0.60 |
Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index. “—” designates samples with too few data or too few data for statistical testing. BMI category was tested using χ 2 analysis, and all other tests were completed using z test.
a
Please note that variables may not add to 100% as each variable had different numbers of available data.