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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants

From: Surgical outcome after using negative pressure therapy in infected leg wounds in coronary bypass grafting surgery

 

Group I (67 cases)

Group II (60 cases)

P value

Age

Mean ± SD

56.65 ± 8.28

56.78 ± 7.80

1.000

Body mass index

Mean ± SD

30.14 ± 3.25

30.62 ± 3.30

0.986

Age groups, year, n (%)

˂ 50

8 (11.9)

9 (15

 

50–65

51 (76.2)

43 (71.7)

 

˃ 65

8 (11.9)

8 (13.3)

0.831

Sex, n (%)

Female

44 (65.7)

36 (60)

 

Male

23 (34.3)

24 (40)

0.509

Body mass index, n (%)

Normal

3 (4.5)

4 (6.7)

 

Overweight

29 (43.3)

18 (30)

 

Obese

30 (44.8)

32 (53.3)

 

Morbid obesity

5 (7.4)

6 (10)

0.479

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

42 (62.7)

40 (66.7)

0.640

Chronic kidney disease, n (%)

3 (4.5)

5 (8.3)

0.475

Smoking, n (%)

22 (32.8)

27 (40)

0.160

Peripheral ischemia, n (%)

44 (65.7)

38 (63.3)

0.783

Hypercholesterolemia, n (%)

52 (77.6)

43 (71.7)

0.441

Coagulopathy or use of anticoagulation, n (%)

50 (74.6)

47 (78.3)

0.623

Serum albumin level (low) ˂ 30 mmol/l, n (%)

30 (44.8)

28 (46.7)

0.831

  1. SD standard deviation, Group I used NPWT, Group II conventional wound care