Table 1 Patients’ characteristics
Characteristic | Arm | N | Mean ± SD | Median | Minimum and maximum | P a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | A | 54 | 62.9 ± 9.0 | 64.0 | 35,76 | 0.593 |
|  | B | 58 | 63.6 ± 9.2 | 63.5 | 38,77 |  |
|  | Overall | 112 | 63.3 ± 9.0 | 64.0 | 35,77 |  |
Body mass index (kg/m 2 ) | A | 54 | 25.4 ± 4.4 | 25.1 | 18,36 | 0.747 |
|  | B | 58 | 25.7 ± 4.3 | 24.9 | 19,39 |  |
|  | Overall | 112 | 25.5 ± 4.3 | 25.0 | 18,39 |  |
Wound length (cm) | A | 46 | 22.3 ± 7.2 | 20.0 | 14,44 | 0.154 |
|  | B | 48 | 19.9 ± 6.3 | 20.0 | 10,40 |  |
|  | Overall | 94 | 21.0 ± 6.8 | 20.0 | 10,44 |  |