Table 1

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, %48635052
Underwent amputation, %4565
Deceased, %722911
Healed ulcer, %50372337
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, %46525250
Whereof receiving analgesics, %82918887
Receiving antibiotic treatment, %57486156