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. 2023 Dec 4;76(Suppl 1):e20220553. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0553

Table 2. Risk factors for pressure injuries according to logistic regression analysis. São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 2021.

Variable p value after logistic regression Odds Ratio IC 95%
Clinical profile
Age in years <0.001 1.06 1.03 – 1.08
Diabetes Mellitus 0.005 2.07 1.24 – 3.43
Immunosuppression 0.034 3.40 1.10 – 10.55
Screening and risk assessment tools
Nutritional risk - NRS 2002 0.015 1.99 1.14 – 3.48
Risk score for PI on admission (reference is high risk)
No risk 0.039 0.43 0.19 – 0.96
Low risk 0.002 0.36 0.19 – 0.68
Moderate risk 0.326 0.68 0.32 – 1.46
Intensive support
Mechanical ventilation <0.001 3.52 1.80 – 6.88
Hospital admission outcome
Hospital days admitted to the ICU <0.001 1.11 1.07 – 1.14

CI - Confidence Interval; PI - pressure injury; ICU - Intensive Care Unit.