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Table 2 Univariate analysis and comparison of clinical characteristics of survivors and mortality

From: Predictors of mortality and validation of burn mortality prognostic scores in a Malaysian burns intensive care unit

VariableSurvivor (n = 463)/%Non-survivor (n = 62)/%p-value95% CI
Sex (male/female) ♂    
 Male325 (70.2%)47 (75.8%)0.3610.72–2.459
 Female138 (29.8%)15 (24.2%)  
Age (years)*♀33.7 ± 14.239.9 ± 16.80.001
Place of injury: ♂    
 Household256 (55.3%)29 (46.8%)0.132 
Industrial/workplace148 (32%)19 (30.6%)
 Road traffic accident24 (5.2%)4 (6.5%) 
 Others35 (7.6%)10 (16.1%) 
Mechanism of injury: ♂    
 Thermal398 (86%)52 (83.9%)0.969 
 Chemical44 (9.5%)7 (11.3%)
 Electrical15 (3.2%)2 (3.2%) 
TBSA burn*♀15.7 ± 13.2%50.5 ± 26.1%0.021
Inhalational Injury♂104 (67.5%)50 (80.7%)< 0.0017.38–28.0
Mechanical ventilation♂82 (22.5%)59 (95.2%)< 0.00127.9–298.7
Tracheostomy♂13 (2.8%)11 (17.7%)< 0.0013.18–17.5
  1. *mean (SD); ♂, Chi-Square test, ♀, t-test; n, number; LOS, length of stay; TBSA, total body surface area.