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Table 4 Linear regression dependent variables: Skin barrier parameters

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

Independent variables

Dependent variable: SCH leg (mean)

Standardized Beta coefficient (95% CI)

P value

VIF

Demography

 Age (years)

0.159 (0.052 to 0.352)

0.009

1.1

Skin physiology

 SCH (arm)

0.352 (0.255 to 0.514)

<0.001

1.1

 ODS (arm)

−0.098 (−2.968 to 0.611)

0.195

1.7

 ODS (leg)

−0.225 (−3.940 to −0.859)

0.002

1.6

 Skin tears

0.150 (1.336 to 11.095)

0.013

1.1

R2

0.304

Durbin Watson

1.8

Independent variables

Dependent variable: pH leg (mean)

Standardized Beta coefficient (95% CI)

P value

VIF

Demography

Barthel Index (total score)

−0.088 (−0.007 to 0.002)

0.346

2.9

Braden score

−0.113 (−0.048 to 0.011)

0.228

2.9

Skin physiology

pH (arm)

0.567 (0.465 to 0.683)

<0.001

1.0

R2

0.367

Durbin Watson

1.8

Independent variables

Dependent variable: TEWL arm (mean)

Standardized Beta coefficient (95% CI)

P value

VIF

Skin physiology

 TEWL (leg)

0.786 (0.813 to 0.995)

<0.001

1.0

 ODS (arm)

−0.122 (−1.700 to −0.361)

0.003

1.0

R2

0.655

Durbin Watson

1.9

Independent variables

Dependent variable: TEWL leg (mean)

Standardized Beta coefficient (95% CI)

P value

VIF

Skin physiology

 TEWL (arm)

0.779 (0.605 to 0.749)

<0.001

1.1

 Skin tears

0.039 (−1.131 to 3.165)

0.352

1.1

 PU

0.076 (−0.109 to 3.462)

0.066

1.0

R2

0.648

Durbin Watson

1.8