Patient demographic and clinical data
Primary care (n=962) | Community care (n=582) | Specialist care (n=926) | All levels of care (n=2470) | |
Age in years, mean (SD) | 75 (14) | 84 (11) | 72 (16) | 76 (15) |
Female, % | 48 | 63 | 50 | 52 |
Underwent amputation, % | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Deceased, % | 7 | 22 | 9 | 11 |
Healed ulcer, % | 50 | 37 | 23 | 37 |
Treatment time, healed ulcers, in days, median (range) | 84 (4–2277) | 115 (6–2047) | 95 (7–961) | 92 (4–2277) |
Treatment time, unhealed ulcers, in days, median (range) | 247 (12–7289) | 228 (4–2632) | 264 (7–5294) | 252 (4–7289) |
Having pain, % | 46 | 52 | 52 | 50 |
Whereof receiving analgesics, % | 82 | 91 | 88 | 87 |
Receiving antibiotic treatment, % | 57 | 48 | 61 | 56 |