Table 1 Clinical and demographic characteristic of patient participants.
Variable | No recurrence (n = 44) | Recurrence (n = 28) | Overall (n = 72) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years)# | 44.50 (29.00,53.50) | 45.00 (35.00,56.00) | 44.50 (32.00,55.00) | 0.3170 |
Body mass index# | 22.60 (20.55,24.10) | 22.55 (19.60,24.85) | 22.55 (20.10,24.50) | 0.8760 |
Wound/reference TEWL difference (TEWL score)# | 12.65 (6.20,20.20) | 42.95 (37.00,47.55) | 21.30 (10.00,40.50) | 0.001 |
Wound closure to reopening time (days)# | 0 | 40.00 (29.50,47.00) | 40.00 (29.50,47.00) | |
Sexϕ | ||||
Female | 8 (18.18) | 7 (25.00) | 15 (20.83) | 0.4874 |
Male | 36 (81.82) | 21 (75.00) | 57 (79.17) | |
Education levelϕ | ||||
< Hsc | 18 (40.91) | 14 (50.00) | 32 (44.44) | 0.7251 |
Hsc | 16 (36.36) | 8 (28.57) | 24 (33.33) | |
Bachelor | 10 (22.73) | 6 (21.43) | 16 (22.22) | |
Diabetic statusϕ | ||||
Diabetic | 5 (11.36) | 12 (42.86) | 17 (23.61) | 0.0022 |
Non-diabetic | 39 (88.64) | 16 (57.14) | 55 (76.39) | |
Type of woundϕ | ||||
Burn | 11 (25.00) | 5 (17.86) | 16 (22.22) | 0.2307 |
Dfu | 1 (2.27) | 2 (7.14) | 3 (4.17) | |
Foot ulcer | 1 (2.27) | 0 | 1 (1.39) | |
Pressure | 23 (52.27) | 17 (60.71) | 40 (55.56) | |
Trauma | 8 (18.18) | 2 (7.14) | 10 (13.89) | |
Venous leg ulcer | 0 | 2 (7.14) | 2 (2.78) | |
Work statusϕ | ||||
Disabled | 23 (52.27) | 16 (57.14) | 39 (54.17) | 0.5439 |
Retired | 0 | 1 (3.57) | 1 (1.39) | |
Work status disabled | 1 (2.27) | 1 (3.57) | 2 (2.78) | |
Working | 20 (45.45) | 10 (35.71) | 30 (41.67) | |
Clinically confirmed infectionϕ | ||||
Escherichia coli | 15 (34.09) | 4 (14.29) | 19 (26.39) | 0.0050 |
Klebsiella sp. | 11 (25.00) | 9 (32.14) | 20 (27.78) | |
Proteus sp. | 3 (6.82) | 1 (3.57) | 4 (5.56) | |
Pseudomonas sp. | 2 (4.55) | 10 (35.71) | 12 (16.67) | |
Staphylococcus sp. | 13 (29.55) | 4 (14.29) | 17 (23.61) |
