Incidence and Predictors of Pressure Ulcers among Adult Patients in Intensive Care Units at Arba Minch and Jinka Hospitals, Southern Ethiopia
Table 1
Baseline variables of the pressure ulcer among adult patients admitted to intensive care units at Arba Minch and Jinka Hospitals, Southern Ethiopia, 2021/2022.
Variable
Category
Survival status
Censored (%)
PU (%)
Total (%)
Sex
Male
99 (45.83)
14 (6.48)
113 (52.31)
Female
92 (42.59)
11 (5.1)
103 (47.69)
Age
<40 years
143 (66.20)
10 (4.63)
153 (70.83)
≥40 years
48 (22.22)
15 (6.94)
63 (29.17)
Body mass index (BMI)
Normal weight
172 (79.63)
21 (9.72)
193 (89.35)
Overweight
19 (8.8)
4 (1.85)
23 (10.65)
Level of consciousness at admission (in GCS)
≥13
115 (53.24)
17 (7.87)
132 (61.11)
≤12
76 (35.19)
8 (3.70)
84 (38.89)
Waterlow score within 6 hours of admission (PU risk calculator)
<10
112 (51.85)
4 (1.85)
116 (53.70)
≥10
79 (36.57)
21 (9.72)
100 (46.30)
Smoking
No
185 (85.65)
24 (11.11)
209 (96.76)
Yes
6 (2.78)
1 (0.46)
7 (3.24)
Comorbidity
No
160 (74.07)
20 (9.26)
180 (83.33)
Yes
31 (14.35)
5 (2.32)
36 (16.67)
The Waterlow denotes less risk and ≥10 denotes at risk, high risk, and very high risk. GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale; PU: pressure ulcer; comorbidity: having two or more diseases simultaneously.
