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Table 1 Baseline data: participant and ulcer-related characteristics

From: Aspirin versus placebo for the treatment of venous leg ulcers—a phase II, pilot, randomised trial (AVURT)

 

Placebo (n = 13)

Aspirin (n = 14)

Overall (n = 27)

Participant characteristic

 Age

  Mean (SD)

62.1 (15.2)

62.7 (11.6)

62.4 (13.2)

  Median (min, max)

66.6 (38.9, 80.8)

59.2 (47.9, 78.9)

62.0 (38.9, 80.8)

 Gender, n (%)

  Male

7 (53.9)

11 (78.6)

18 (66.7)

  Female

6 (46.2)

3 (21.4)

9 (33.3)

 BMI

  Mean (SD)

32.1 (8.6)

36.6 (15.0)

34.4 (12.3)

  Median (min, max)

28.4 (19.9, 44.1)

31.6 (20.9, 70.2)

31.5 (19.9, 70.2)

Ulcer related characteristics

 Size of ulcer (cm2)

  Mean (SD)

40.7 (55.1)

43.1 (47.6)

42.0 (50.3)

  Median (min, max)

16.0 (2.0, 173.0)

31.3 (3.8, 155.0)

17.1 (2.0, 173.0)

  ≤ 5 cm2, n (%)

3 (23.1)

3 (21.4)

6 (22.2)

  > 5 cm2, n (%)

10 (76.9)

11 (78.6)

21 (77.8)

 Time since first ulcer (months)

  Mean (SD)

112.5 (78.5)

86.4 (86.9)

99.0 (82.4)

  Median (min, max)

101.0 (11.0, 240.0)

48 (2.2, 240.0)

72.0 (2.2, 240.0)

 Reference ulcer duration (months)

  Mean (SD)

58.6 (73.3)

32.2 (52.0)

44.9 (63.3)

  Median (min, max)

13.0 (4.0, 234.0)

16.5 (1.8, 192.0)

15.0 (1.8, 234.0)

 ABPI

  Mean (SD)

1.1 (0.2)

1.0 (0.1)

1.0 (0.2)

  Median (min, max)

1.0 (0.8, 1.5)

1.0 (0.9, 1.3)

1.0 (0.8, 1.5)