Table 5 Risk factors associated with the prevalence of PUs.

From: The prevalence and risk factors of pressure ulcers among residents of long-term care institutions: a case study of Kazakhstan

Predictor

Odds ratio

95% CI

p-value

Stroke

5.22

1.33; 21.95

0.019

 

Diseases of the digestive system

10.01

1.35; 79.65

0.023

 

Spinal cord lesions/paraplegia

20.50

2.80; 173.96

0.004

 

PU guideline

0.14

0.04; 0.42

 < 0.001

 

Confusion last 7 days

184.00

28.70; 1379.00

 < 0.001

 

Care dependency scale

 < 0.001

 Limited extent dependent

4.44

1.31; 16.10

0.019

 

 Partially dependent

0.08

0.01; 0.55

0.018

 

 A great extent dependent

0.67

0.12; 3.56

0.649

 

 Completely dependent

0.01

0.00; 0.04

 < 0.001

 

Sensory perceptions

0.066

 Lightly limited

1.33

0.40; 4.33

0.641

 

 Very limited

0.24

0.04; 1.59

0.135

 

 Completely limited

1.44

0.19; 12.10

0.730

 

Activity

0.11

 Walks occasionally

0.7

0.06; 6.14

0.765

 

 Chair fast

0.24

0.02; 2.16

0.228

 

 Bedfast

1.31

0.08; 17.52

0.844

 
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