Table 1.
Sociodemographic and medical characteristics of the studied patients with CVLU
| Variables | The studied patients with CVLU (n = 80) |
χ2 p value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study group (n = 40) |
Control group (n = 40) |
Total (n = 80) |
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| n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 26 | 65.0 | 23 | 57.5 | 49 | 61.3 | 0.474 | |
| Female | 14 | 35.0 | 17 | 42.5 | 31 | 38.8 | 0.491 | |
| Age, years | ||||||||
| Range | 40–57 | 40–57 | 40–57 | |||||
| Mean ± SD | 47.65±3.61 | 48.85±4.31 | 48.25±3.99 | |||||
| t test | 1.350 | |||||||
| p value | 0.181 | |||||||
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Single | 36 | 90.0 | 38 | 95.0 | 74 | 92.5 | 0.721 | |
| Widowed | 4 | 10.0 | 2 | 5.0 | 6 | 7.5 | 0.396 | |
| Occupation | ||||||||
| Worker | 16 | 40.0 | 13 | 32.5 | 29 | 36.3 | ||
| Employee | 14 | 35.0 | 17 | 42.5 | 31 | 38.8 | 1.653 | |
| Not working | 9 | 22.5 | 10 | 25.0 | 19 | 23.8 | 0.647 | |
| Retired | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 | ||
| Educational level | ||||||||
| Illiterate | 12 | 30.0 | 12 | 30.0 | 24 | 30.0 | ||
| Primary | 14 | 35.0 | 11 | 27.5 | 25 | 31.3 | 2.78 | |
| Secondary | 7 | 17.5 | 13 | 32.5 | 20 | 25.0 | 0.395 | |
| High education | 7 | 17.5 | 4 | 10.0 | 11 | 13.8 | ||
| BMI | ||||||||
| Range | 22.10–30.30 | 22.10–30.50 | 22.10–30.50 | |||||
| Mean±SD | 24.92±1.98 | 25.06±2.08 | 24.99±2.02 | |||||
| t test | 0.295 | |||||||
| p value | 0.769 | |||||||
| Presence of comorbidities | ||||||||
| Diabetes | 24 | 60.0 | 18 | 45.0 | 42 | 52.5 | 2.590 | |
| Hypertension | 14 | 35.0 | 21 | 52.5 | 35 | 43.8 | 0.274 | |
| DVT | 2 | 5.0 | 1 | 2.5 | 3 | 3.8 | ||
| Type of compression | ||||||||
| Stocking | 38 | 95.0 | 35 | 87.5 | 73 | 91.3 | 1.409 | |
| Bandage | 2 | 5.0 | 5 | 12.5 | 7 | 8.8 | 0.235 | |
| Compression level | ||||||||
| Thigh | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 | 3.8 | 3.117 | |
| Below the knee | 40 | 100 | 37 | 92.5 | 77 | 96.3 | 0.077 | |