Table 1.
Demographics and characteristics of documented skin tears
| % (n) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gender (n = 2197) | Male | 54.6% (1200) |
| Female | 45.4% (997) | |
| Age (n = 2197) | Range (18‐99) | — |
| Median (71) | — | |
| Skin tear documented (n = 2197) | No skin tear | 91.9% (2020) |
| Skin tear | 8.1% (177) | |
| Skin tears per patient (n = 177) | 1 Skin tear | 5.0% (109) |
| >1 Skin tear | 3.1% (68) | |
| Skin tear category (n = 330) | 1a | 6.4% (21) |
| 1b | 16.4% (54) | |
| 2a | 3.6% (12) | |
| 2b | 34.8% (115) | |
| 3 | 38.8% (128) | |
| Skin tear location (n = 330) | Upper extremities | 49.4% (163) |
| Lower extremities | 47.6% (157) | |
| Back/trunk | 1.5% (5) | |
| Head | 0.6% (2) | |
| Other | 0.9% (3) | |
| Nutrition status (n = 2003) | Well nourished (SGA A) | 66.5% (1331) |
| Mild/moderately malnourished (SGA B) | 27.8% (556) | |
| Severely malnourished (SGA C) | 5.8% (116) | |
| BMI category (n = 2130) | Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) | 7.7% (163) |
| Healthy (18.5‐24.9 g/m2) | 36.7% (782) | |
| Overweight (25‐29.9 kg/m2) | 27.3% (581) | |
| Obese (30‐40 kg/m2) | 23.8% (506) | |
| Morbidly obese (>40 kg/m2) | 4.6% (98) | |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; SGA, Subjective Global Assessment.