Table 1.

Demographic and functional characteristics for participants with three or more observation weeks

Characteristics (N=417)	Mean (±SD) or Number (%)
Age	76.5 (14.8)
Female	243 (58 %)
Ethnicity/Race
African American	122 (29%)
Asian American	50 (12%)
Caucasian	156 (37%)
Hispanic	89 (21%)
Skin Tone (based on Munsell value)
Dark	68 (16%)
Medium	93 (22%)
Light	256 (61%)
MDS Bed Mobility score* (n=413)	2.7 (1.2)
MDS Transfer score* (n=414)	3.1 (1.0)
MDS Urinary Incontinence** (n=407)	2.4 (1.5)
MDS Bowel Incontinence** (n=406)	2.5 (1.5)
Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sores+ total score (n=405)	15.6 (3.2)

^*MDS=Minimum Data Set Bed Mobility, Transfer score where 1= independent, 4= dependent;

^**MDS Urinary Incontinence, Bowel Incontinence scores where 1=continent, 4=incontinent all the time

⁺Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sores range 6–23; where 6=high risk; 23=no risk