Table 1 Candidate predictor variables

Age [27]

Pressure injuries within the last 3 months [28, 29]

Sex [27]

Weight loss over the last 6 months [30]

Level of support required for oral intake [31]

Infections in the last 3 months [29]

Level of support required to transfer out of bed [31]

Hospital admissions in the last 3 months [32]

BMI [33]

Number of falls in the last 3 months [34]