Table 1

Patients’ baseline characteristics

Mean age per patient (years)77.2
Percentage female61%
Mean systolic blood pressure per patient (mm Hg)126.1
Mean diastolic blood pressure per patient (mm Hg)71.8
Mean BMI per patient (kg/m2)24.3
Percentage with BMI  <18.5 kg/m2 15%
Percentage with BMI  ≥18.5–24.9 kg/m2 28%
Percentage with BMI  ≥25.0 kg/m2 44%
Percentage with unknown BMI13%
Percentage with a category 1 PU11%
Percentage with a category 2 PU7%
Percentage with a category 3 PU60%
Percentage with a category 4 PU10%
Percentage with an unstageable PU12%
Percentage who were wheelchair users9%
  • BMI, body mass index; PU, pressure ulcer.