Table III.
Overall mortality hazard ratios (HR) of patients with chronic ulcers compared with the reference group according to ulcer aetiology
| Ulcer diagnosisa | Patients n | Deaths n | HR | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arterial leg ulcer | 395 | 375 | 2.85 | 2.52–3.23 |
| Atypical ulcerb | 294 | 195 | 2.19 | 1.84–2.61 |
| Mixed leg ulcer | 99 | 91 | 2.03 | 1.59–2.60 |
| Venous leg ulcer | 1,924 | 1,526 | 1.49 | 1.41–1.59 |
a
Including patients having ulcers of only 1 aetiology during follow-up.
b
Vasculitis, pyoderma gangraenosum, malignant, rheumatoid or calciphylaxis.
95% CI: 95% confidence interval.