Table 2 Basic characteristics and diseases/disorders of study participants.
Participant characteristics | Overall n = 640 | Non-PU n = 403 | PU n = 237 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | 0.75 | |||
Male | 398 (62.2%) | 253 (62.8%) | 145 (61.2%) | |
Female | 242 (37.8%) | 150 (37.2%) | 92 (38.8%) | |
Age (years) | 54.3 (10.6) | 53.4 (10.2) | 55.7 (11) | 0.017 |
52.7 (44.1‒64.5) | 51.9 (43.3‒62.1) | 53 (46.1‒65) | ||
End of life | 4 (0.6%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (1.7%) | 0.036 |
Diseases | ||||
Diabetes mellitus | 140 (21.9%) | 127 (31.5%) | 13 (5.5%) | < 0.001 |
Stroke | 110 (17.2%) | 17 (4.2%) | 93 (39.2%) | < 0.001 |
Cancer/neoplasms | 67 (10.5%) | 30 (7.4%) | 37 (15.6%) | 0.002 |
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous | 66 (10.3%) | 54 (13.4%) | 12 (5.1%) | 0.001 |
Diseases of the digestive system | 44 (6.9%) | 39 (9.7%) | 5 (2.1%) | < 0.001 |
Diseases of the genitourinary system | 44 (6.9%) | 0 (0%) | 44 (18.6%) | < 0.001 |
Spinal cord lesions/paraplegia | 38 (5.9%) | 17 (4.2%) | 21 (8.9%) | 0.026 |
Diseases of the nervous system (not spinal cord lesions/paraplegia) | 29 (4.5%) | 21 (5.2%) | 8 (3.4%) | 0.378 |
Diseases of the respiratory system | 24 (3.8%) | 23 (5.7%) | 1 (0.4%) | 0.001 |
Endocrine, nutritional, or metabolic diseases (not diabetes mellitus) | 23 (3.6%) | 23 (5.7%) | 0 (0%) | < 0.001 |
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 21 (3.3%) | 19 (4.7%) | 2 (0.8%) | 0.015 |
Diseases of the circulatory system (not stroke) | 17 (2.7%) | 16 (4%) | 1 (0.4%) | 0.015 |
Diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs and disorders involving the immune mechanism | 7 (1.1%) | 7 (1.7%) | 0 (0%) | 0.100 |
Dementia | 4 (0.6%) | 4 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 0.308 |
Mental and behavioural disorders (not dementia or addiction) | 3 (0.5%) | 3 (0.7%) | 0 (0%) | 0.464 |
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process | 3 (0.5%) | 3 (0.7%) | 0 (0%) | 0.464 |
