Associations between skin barrier characteristics, skin conditions and health of aged nursing home residents: a multi-center prevalence and correlational study

Hahnel, Elisabeth; Blume-Peytavi, Ulrike; Trojahn, Carina; Kottner, Jan

doi:10.1186/s12877-017-0655-5

Table 3 Correlation matrix (bold marking indicate r ≥ 0.2 or ≤ − 0.2)

From: Associations between skin barrier characteristics, skin conditions and health of aged nursing home residents: a multi-center prevalence and correlational study

Variables (mean)	Age	Gender (1/0)	6-CIT score > 8	Barthel Index	Braden score	TEWL arm	TEWL leg	SCH arm	SCH leg	pH arm	pH leg	Skin surface temperature arm	Skin surface temperature leg	ODS arm	ODS leg	IAD	Skin tears(1 = yes/0 = no)	Pressure ulcers (1 = yes/ 0 = no)
Age	1
Gender (1 = female/0 = male)	0.285	1
6-CIT score > 8	−0.003	0.110	1
Barthel Index	−0.085	−0.119	−0.262	1
Braden score	−0.038	−0.115	−0.278	0.814	1
TEWL arm	−0.165	0.034	0.103	0.021	−0.016	1
TEWL leg	−0.080	0.012	0.079	0.072	0.040	0.800	1
SCH arm	0.143	0.075	−0.057	−0.002	0.012	0.145	0.190	1
SCH leg	0.205	0.112	0.024	−0.145	−0.173	0.065	−0.087	0.427	1
pH arm	0.070	0.101	0.116	−0.024	−0.042	−0.025	0.031	−0.006	0.036	1
pH leg	0.011	0.194	0.084	−0.204	−0.222	−0.025	0.007	−0.115	−0.003	0.574	1
Skin surface temperature arm	0.126	−0.134	−0.093	0.044	0.097	−0.036	0.000	0.187	0.120	−0.026	−0.105	1
Skin surface temperature leg	0.024	−0.125	0.062	0.083	0.094	0.079	0.057	0.061	0.018	−0.098	−0.197	0.522	1
ODS arm	0.168	−0.027	−0.077	−0.016	0.017	−0.228	−0.117	−0.152	−0.242	0.069	0.016	−0.011	−0.020	1
ODS leg	0.084	−0.011	−0.143	0.050	0.046	−0.143	−0.086	−0.066	−0.281	0.078	−0.012	−0.025	−0.019	0.614	1
IAD	0.035	−0.063	−0.017	0.003	−0.015	0.078	0.137	0.040	−0.009	0.031	−0.029	−0.086	0.024	0.065	−0.001	1
Skin tears (1 = yes/0 = no)	0.154	−0.059	0.048	−0.056	−0.154	−0.195	0.212	0.164	0.207	−0.061	−0.038	0.082	0.105	0.097	0.048	0.057	1
Pressure ulcers (1 = yes/0 = no)	0.064	0.045	0.081	−0.092	−0.089	0.169	−0.209	−0.027	0.065	0.086	0.119	0.040	0.069	0.042	0.046	0.072	0.054	1

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