Table 2 Baseline characteristics of patients with plantar warts according to treatment preference
Characteristic | Treatment preference | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Salicylic acid(N=28) | Cryotherapy(N=86)* | No preference(N=104) | ||
Age (years) | ||||
Median (interquartile range) | 24.8 (16.6, 52.4) | 24.2 (17.4, 41.9) | 22.9 (18.6, 38.4) | 0.76* |
Gender | ||||
Male | 3 (10.7) | 37 (44.1) | 33 (31.7) | 0.004 |
Female | 25 (89.3) | 47 (56.0) | 71 (68.3) | |
Reasons for seeking treatment** | ||||
Painful | 11 (39.9) | 46 (54.8) | 67 (64.4) | 0.05 |
Unable to go swimming | 8 (28.6) | 21 (25.0) | 32 (30.8) | 0.69 |
Unable to participate in other sports | 7 (25.0) | 17 (20.2) | 20 (19.2) | 0.82 |
Other | 16 (57.1) | 39 (46.4) | 40 (38.5) | 0.18 |