Table 3.
Wound characteristics at baseline
| Wound measurement (cm [per wound]) | All patients (n = 80) | Usual care patients (n = 54) | Optimal care patients (n = 26) | P‐value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wound length (mean [SD]) | 2.9 (2.3) | 3.4 (2.6) | 2.6 (2.2) | 0.426 |
| Wound width (mean [SD]) | 2.2 (1.5) | 2.3 (1.6) | 2.1 (1.4) | 0.983 |
| Wound depth (mean [SD]) | 0.6 (0.5) | — | 0.4 (0.3) | — |
| Ulcer duration (mean [SD], in mo) | 46.9 (91.3) | 46.1 (86.8) | 48.5 (100.7) | 0.885 |
| Ulcer duration (median [IQR]a, in mo) | 10 (42) | 12 (45) | 6 (29.75) | 0.309 |
Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range. “—” designates samples with too few data collected or too few data for statistical testing.
a
For analysis, <1 was assumed to be 1, and > 360 months was assumed to be 360 months.