Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the two arms
Variable | Total number of participants (n = 52) | Cryotherapy and fluconazole (n = 28) | Cryotherapy and placebo (n = 24) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
 Male  Female | 29 (55.7%) 23 (44.2%) | 13 (46.4%) 15 (53.6%) | 16 (66.7%) 8 (33.3%) |
Residence | |||
 City  Village | 29 (55.7%) 23 (44.3%) | 19 (67.85%) 9 (32.15%) | 10 (41.6%) 14 (58.4%) |
Age, year) mean ± SD) | 29.81 ± 15.48 | 30.21 ± 17.07 | 29.33 ± 13.73 |
Weight, kg (mean ± SD) | 64.02 ± 21.97 | 60.22 ± 21.79 | 68.47 ± 21.80 |
Type of lesion | |||
 Wet  Dry  Missed | 49 (94.2%) 1 (1.96%) 2 (3.84%) | 27 (96.5%) 0 (0%) 1 (3.5%) | 22 (91.6%) 1 (4.2%) 1 (4.2%) |
Number of lesions | |||
 1  2  3  > 3  Mean ± SD  Total | 25 (48.07%) 16 (30.76%) 6 (11.53%) 5 (9.61%) 1.96 ± 1.4 100 | 17 (60.71%) 7 (25%) 2 (7.14%) 2 (7.14%) 1.75 ± 1.45 49 | 8 (33.33%) 9 (37.5%) 4 (16.66%) 3 (12.5%) 2.20 ± 1.31 51 |
Horizontal diameter of the ulcer, cm | |||
 Range  Mean ± SD | 0.00–3.00 0.86 ± 0.78 | 0.00–3.00 0.81 ± 0.78 | 0.00–3.00 0.91 ± 0.78 |
Vertical diameter of the ulcer, cm | |||
 Range  Mean ± SD | 0.00–3.00 0.68 ± 0.64 | 0.00–3.00 0.67 ± 0.67 | 0.00–2.00 0.68 ± 0.62 |
The surface of the ulcer, cm2 | |||
 Range  Mean ± SD | 0.00–23.55 3.19 ± 5.17 | 0.00–23.55 3.16 ± 5.51 | 0.00–17.90 3.22 ± 4.88 |
Horizontal diameter of the lesion, cm | |||
Range Mean ± SD | 0.60–4.50 2.15 ± 0.97 | 0.60–4.50 2.34 ± 1.05 | 0.60–4.30 1.96 ± 0.85 |
Vertical diameter of the lesion, cm | |||
 Range  Mean ± SD | 0.50–3.30 1.78 ± 0.68 | 0.50–3.30 1.87 ± 0.73 | 0.60–3.30 1.69 ± 0.63 |
The surface of the lesion, cm | |||
 Range  Mean ± SD | 0.94–44.56 13.78 ± 10.46 | 0.94–42.39 15.81 ± 11.45 | 1.32–44.56 11.83 ± 9.11 |