Table 1.
Baseline variables of the pressure ulcer among adult patients admitted to intensive care units at Arba Minch and Jinka Hospitals, Southern Ethiopia, 2021/2022.
| Variable | Category | Survival status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Censored (%) | PU (%) | Total (%) | ||
| Sex | Male | 99 (45.83) | 14 (6.48) | 113 (52.31) |
| Female | 92 (42.59) | 11 (5.1) | 103 (47.69) | |
| Age | <40 years | 143 (66.20) | 10 (4.63) | 153 (70.83) |
| ≥40 years | 48 (22.22) | 15 (6.94) | 63 (29.17) | |
| Body mass index (BMI) | Normal weight | 172 (79.63) | 21 (9.72) | 193 (89.35) |
| Overweight | 19 (8.8) | 4 (1.85) | 23 (10.65) | |
| Level of consciousness at admission (in GCS) | ≥13 | 115 (53.24) | 17 (7.87) | 132 (61.11) |
| ≤12 | 76 (35.19) | 8 (3.70) | 84 (38.89) | |
| Waterlow score within 6 hours of admission (PU risk calculator) | <10 | 112 (51.85) | 4 (1.85) | 116 (53.70) |
| ≥10 | 79 (36.57) | 21 (9.72) | 100 (46.30) | |
| Smoking | No | 185 (85.65) | 24 (11.11) | 209 (96.76) |
| Yes | 6 (2.78) | 1 (0.46) | 7 (3.24) | |
| Comorbidity | No | 160 (74.07) | 20 (9.26) | 180 (83.33) |
| Yes | 31 (14.35) | 5 (2.32) | 36 (16.67) | |
The Waterlow score < 10 denotes less risk and ≥10 denotes at risk, high risk, and very high risk. GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale; PU: pressure ulcer; comorbidity: having two or more diseases simultaneously.