TABLE 2.

Clinical characteristics of lesions at enrollment

Characteristic	G-CSF group (n = 20)	Control group (n = 20)	P
No. of ulcers/patient (mean ± SD)	1.4 ± 0.6	1.4 ± 1.0	0.93
No. (%) of patients with more than one ulcer	6 (30)	5 (25)	0.72
No. of isolates/patient (mean ± SD)	2.05 ± 1.2	2.30 ± 1.6	0.59
No. (%) of patients with polymicrobial infection	14 (70)	10 (50)	0.20
No. (%) of patients with cellulitis diameter >2 cm	10 (50)	15 (75)	0.10
No. (%) of patients with probing to bone positive	20 (100)	20 (100)	1.00
No. (%) of patients with an abscess	1 (5)	3 (15)	0.29
No. (%) of patients with ulcer diameter >2 cm	13 (65)	11 (55)	0.51