Table 4 Skin status and PI risk assessments by subgroups; frequencies, percentages, and p-values of the Fisher’s exact test
Assessment | All participants (n = 5902) | With PI, all stages (n = 747) n (%) | Without PI (n = 5155) n (%) | p-value | Wheelchair or bedridden (n = 905) n (%) | Independent or needs assistance to move (n = 4986) n (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Skin status < 8 h after admission | Yes | 1746 (29.6) | 217 (29.0) | 1529 (29.7) | 0.73 | 346 (38.2) | 1391 (28.0) | < 0.01 |
No | 4156 (70.4) | 530 (71.0) | 3626 (70.3) | 559 (61.8) | 3577 (72.0) | |||
Total | 5902 (100.0) | 747 (100.0) | 5155 (100.0) | 905 (100.0) | 4968 (100.0) | |||
PI risk < 8 h after admission | Yes | 1121 (19.0) | 121 (16.2) | 1000 (19.4) | 0.04 | 199 (22.0) | 917 (18.5) | 0.01 |
No | 4781 (81.0) | 626 (83.8) | 4155 (80.6) | 706 (78.0) | 4051 (81.5) | |||
Total | 5902 (100.0) | 747 (100.0) | 5155 (100.0) | 905 (100.0) | 4968 (100.0) |