TABLE 2.
Five years cumulated incidence of wound healing, relapse, major amputation, and death among patients referred to specialist treatment at hospital for chronic leg wounds in Denmark from 2007 to 2012
| Total n (%) a | Wound healing n (%) b | Relapse n (%) b | Major amputation n (%) b | Death n (%) b | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 8394 (100) | 7659 (91) c | 2012 (24) | 514 (7) | 3240 (39) |
| Age | |||||
| 18 to 59 | 2281 (27) | 2195 (96) | 473 (21) | 48 (2) | 218 (10) |
| 60 to 79 | 3593 (43) | 3298 (92) | 923 (26) | 254 (7) | 1291 (36) |
| 80+ | 2520 (30) | 2166 (86) | 616 (24) | 212 (8) | 1731 (69) |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 4002 (48) | 3647 (91) | 979 (24) | 270 (7) | 1427 (36) |
| Female | 4392 (52) | 4012 (91) | 1033 (24) | 244 (6) | 1813 (41) |
| Cohabitation | |||||
| Cohabiting | 3839 (46) | 3554 (93) | 870 (23) | 209 (5) | 1126 (29) |
| Living alone | 4527 (54) | 4077 (90) | 1135 (25) | 304 (7) | 2111 (47) |
| Missing | 28 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Educational level | |||||
| Basic | 3525 (42) | 3216 (91) | 916 (26) | 257 (7) | 1447 (41) |
| Vocational | 2820 (34) | 2605 (92) | 661 (23) | 159 (6) | 883 (31) |
| Higher | 1204 (14) | 1129 (94) | 268 (22) | 43 (4) | 317 (26) |
| Missing | 845 | 709 | 167 | 55 | 593 |
| Place of residence (region) | |||||
| Capital | 2928 (35) | 2654 (91) | 647 (22) | 150 (5) | 1159 (40) |
| Zealand | 1148 (14) | 1013 (88) | 245 (21) | 74 (6) | 414 (36) |
| Southern Denmark | 1881 (22) | 1724 (92) | 498 (26) | 94 (5) | 758 (40) |
| Central Denmark | 1743 (21) | 1603 (92) | 414 (24) | 139 (8) | 622 (36) |
| North Denmark | 666 (8) | 637 (96) | 201 (31) | 56 (8) | 284 (45) |
| Missing | 28 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Diabetes | |||||
| Yes | 1436 (17) | 1244 (87) | 463 (32) | 139 (10) | 576 (40) |
| Peripheral arteria disease (PAD) | |||||
| Yes | 1902 (23) | 1625 (85) | 513 (27) | 352 (19) | 1114 (59) |
| Charlson index | |||||
| 0 | 5227 (62) | 4959 (95) | 1152 (22) | 249 (5) | 1496 (29) |
| 1 to 2 | 2395 (29) | 2093 (87) | 685 (29) | 195 (8) | 1199 (50) |
| ≥3 | 772 (9) | 607 (79) | 175 (23) | 70 (9) | 545 (71) |
| Charlson index modified) c , [Link] | |||||
| 0 | 5774 (69) | 5432 (94) | 1349 (23) | 298 (5) | 1663 (29) |
| 1 to 2 | 1958 (23) | 1706 (87) | 516 (26) | 162 (8) | 1094 (56) |
| ≥3 | 662 (8) | 521 (79) | 147 (22) | 54 (8) | 483 (73) |
a
Column%.
b
Row%.
c
Including n = 190 who had a major amputation before healing and continued their hospital contact with a diagnosis of wound, n = 310 who had a major amputation after primary wound healing, and n = 2600 who died after primary healing.
d
Diagnosis of diabetes and peripheral arterial disease not included in Charlson comorbidity calculation