Table 2.1 Baseline characteristics of participants in a randomised control trial of the effectiveness of salicylic acid plasters compared with ‘usual’ scalpel debridement of foot corns by treatment group
(Source: Farndon et al. 2013).
| Group | ||||||
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| Corn plaster | Scalpel | |||||
| n | % | n | % | |||
| Gender | Male | 42 | (42%) | 42 | (42%) | |
| Female | 59 | (58%) | 59 | (58%) | ||
| Total | 101 | (100%) | 101 | (100%) | ||
| Centre | Central | 58 | (58%) | 52 | (52%) | |
| Manor | 13 | (13%) | 20 | (20%) | ||
| Jordanthorpe | 10 | (10%) | 14 | (14%) | ||
| Limbrick | 3 | (3%) | 6 | (6%) | ||
| Firth Park | 7 | (7%) | 4 | (4%) | ||
| Huddersfield | 5 | (4%) | 4 | (4%) | ||
| Darnall | 5 | (5%) | 1 | (1%) | ||
| Total | 101 | (100%) | 101 | (100%) | ||
| Smoking History | Non‐Smoker | 34 | (35%) | 40 | (40%) | |
| Previous Smoker | 22 | (22%) | 16 | (16%) | ||
| Current Smoker | 42 | (43%) | 43 | (43%) | ||
| Missing | 3 | (3%) | 2 | (2%) | ||
| Total | 101 | (100%) | 101 | (100%) | ||
| Number of corns evaluated | 1 | 48 | (48%) | 66 | (65%) | |
| 2 | 28 | (28%) | 23 | (23%) | ||
| 3 | 24 | (24%) | 12 | (12%) | ||
| Missing | 1 | (1%) | 0 | (0%) | ||
| Total | 101 | (100%) | 101 | (100%) | ||
| n | Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD | |
| Age | 101 | 58.5 | 15.6 | 101 | 59.7 | 17.5 |
| Size of index corn (mm) | 99 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 101 | 3.8 | 1.8 |
| VAS pain (0–10) | 100 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 101 | 4.9 | 3.0 |
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