Andersson E, Hansson C, Swanbeck G
Acta Derm Venereol. 1984;64(3):227-32.
Medical records for leg and foot ulcer patients have been investigated, 1377 patients were found. The median age for women was 76 years and for men 70 years. Totally there was a majority of women, 61%. The age specific frequencies for leg and foot ulcer patients did however not differ between men and women. Thirty percent of all patients had ulcers on the feet only. The ratio between men and women for feet ulcers was 1:1. Men got their feet ulcers 5-10 years earlier than women. Seventeen percent of all patients had ulcers on the medial side of the calf only. Seventy percent of these patients were women. A rough estimate of the prevalence of leg and foot ulcer patients was made to between 0.2-0.4% of the whole population. The involvement of different medical disciplines in the care of leg and foot ulcer patients in Gothenburg is reported.
对腿部和足部溃疡患者的病历进行了调查，共发现1377名患者。女性的中位年龄为76岁，男性为70岁。总体上女性占多数，为61%。然而，腿部和足部溃疡患者的年龄特定频率在男性和女性之间并无差异。所有患者中有30%仅足部有溃疡。足部溃疡的男女比例为1:1。男性患足部溃疡的时间比女性早5至10年。所有患者中有17%仅小腿内侧有溃疡。这些患者中有70%为女性。据粗略估计，腿部和足部溃疡患者的患病率在整个人口中为0.2%至0.4%。报告了哥德堡不同医学学科参与腿部和足部溃疡患者护理的情况。
