Table 3.
Skin Tone Categories and Incidence of Trunk Skin Damage by Ethnicity/Race (N (%))
| Ethnicity/Skin Tone | N (% of ethnicity) | Erythema/Stage 1 | Stage 2/3/4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| African American | 122 | 17 (14%) | 21 (17%) |
| Dark skin tone | 66 (54%) | 3 (4%) | 8 (12%) |
| Medium skin tone | 45 (37%) | 10 (22%) | 10 (22%) |
| Light skin tone | 11 (9%) | 4 (36%) | 3 (27%) |
| Asian American | 50 | 32 (64%) | 12 (24%) |
| Dark skin tone | 0 | -- | -- |
| Medium skin tone | 11 (22%) | 7 (64%) | 4 (36%) |
| Light skin tone | 39 (78%) | 25 (64%) | 8 (21%) |
| Caucasian | 156 | 44 (28%) | 37 (24%) |
| Dark skin tone | 0 | -- | -- |
| Medium skin tone | 8 (5%) | 3 (37%) | 1 (12%) |
| Light skin tone | 148 (95%) | 41 (28%) | 36 (24%) |
| Hispanic | 89 | 39 (44%) | 16 (18%) |
| Dark skin tone | 2 (2%) | 1 (50%) | 0 |
| Medium skin tone | 29 (33%) | 11 (38%) | 7 (24%) |
| Light skin tone | 58 (65%) | 27 (47%) | 9 (15%) |
| Total | 417 | 132 (32%) | 86 (21%) |
| Dark skin tone | 68 (16%) | 4 (6%) | 8 (12%) |
| Medium skin tone | 93 (22%) | 31 (33%) | 22 (24%) |
| Light skin tone | 256 (61%) | 97 (38%) | 56 (22%) |
Note. Logistic regression models predicting incidence for erythema/Stage 1 and for Stage 2/3/4 were run separately for skin ton and ethnicity, with gender, age, and Braden score as covariates. Skin tone was a significant predictor of erythema/Stage 1 incidence (p=0.003), but not Stage 2/3/4 incidence. Ethnicity was not a significant predictor for either level of skin damage.