Table 3.
Risk factors associated with skin tears by a multiple logistic regression (n = 1967)
| Risk factor | Skin tearsc | Multiple skin tearsd | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | P value | OR | 95% CI | P value | |||
| Malnutritiona | 1.61 | 1.11 | 2.34 | .011 | 2.48 | 1.37 | 4.50 | .003 |
| Age | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.08 | <.001 | 1.06 | 1.03 | 1.08 | <.001 |
| Male | 1.47 | 1.05 | 2.07 | .025 | 2.41 | 1.38 | 4.21 | .002 |
| BMIb | 0.97 | 0.94 | 1.00 | .066 | 0.99 | 0.94 | 1.04 | .754 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.
a
Mild/moderately or severely malnourished.
b
Underweight.
c
The overall model was significant (χ 2(4): 133.79; P < .001).
d
The overall model was significant (χ 2(4): 59.03; P < .001).