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Table 1 Demographics and injury by sex (N = 334)

From: Increased mortality in women: sex differences in burn outcomes

Variable

P value

Total

N = 334

Female

N = 60

Male

N = 274

Age

0.45

43 (30–55)

45 (33–59)

43 (30–55)

Caucasiana

0.39

271/286 (95%)

48/50 (96%)

223/236 (94%)

Hispanic/Latinoa

0.14

87/282 (31%)

11/50 (22%)

76/232 (33%)

Body mass index

0.31

28.2 (24.4–32.4)

27.8 (23.0–32.9)

28.3 (24.8–32.4)

Body surface area

<0.001

2.03 (1.88–2.25)

1.86 (1.68–2.0)

2.09(1.92–2.27)

At least one comorbidity

0.13

182 (55%)

38 (63%)

144 (53%)

Diabetes mellitus

0.10

25 (7%)

8 (13%)

17 (6%)

Current smoker

0.99

78 (23%)

14 (23%)

64 (23%)

Chronic drinker

<0.05

48 (14%)

3 (5%)

45 (16%)

Drug addict

0.99

28 (8%)

5 (8%)

23 (8%)

Hypertension requiring medication

0.72

56 (17%)

11 (18%)

45 (16%)

Mental health diagnosis

0.18

38 (11%)

10 (17%)

28 (10%)

% TBSA

0.34

33% (25–49%)

37% (25–60%)

33% (25–48%)

% Full thickness

0.17

19% (4–37%)

21% (4–47%)

18% (4–34%)

% Partial thickness

0.26

17% (6–26%)

14% (3–26%)

17% (7–25%)

Full thickness/TBSA ratio

0.24

0.56 (0.41−0.89)

0.76 (0.18−.94)

0.55 (0.13−0.88)

Inhalation injury

0.12

100 (30%)

23 (38%)

77 (28%)

Revised Baux

0.16

85 (66−109)

91 (66−125)

85 (66−107)

Hematocrit

<0.001

47 (43–52)

44 (41–49)

48 (44–53)

Worst base deficit in 1st 24 h

0.07

−6.4 (−10.1, −3.4)

−8.3 (−11.6, −4.4)

−6 (−9.9, −3.2)

Worst base deficit in 2nd 24 h

0.82

−4.7 (−7.3, −2.4)

−4.6 (−7.9, −2)

−4.7 (−7.2, −2.4)

BUN

<0.05

14 (10–17)

13 (9–17)

14 (11–17)

Admission blood glucose

0.55

137 (113–179)

142 (117–186)

135 (112–178)

Admit HgA1c

0.58

5.5 (5.3–6.2)

5.8 (5.3–6.5)

5.5 (5.3–6.2)

Admit albumin

0.05

3.2 (2.5–3.6)

2.9 (2.4–3.3)

3.3 (2.5–3.7)

SOFA in 1st 24 h

0.80

6 (2–8)

6 (2–8)

6 (3–8)

SOFA in 1st 24–48 h

0.70

6 (2–8)

3 (1–7)

3 (1–5)

  1. TBSA total body surface area, BUN blood urea nitrogen, SOFA sequential organ failure assessment
  2. Values reported as median (interquartile range) or n (%) unless otherwise stated; P values: comparing sites using Rank-sum test for continuous or chi-squared or Fisher’s exact for nominal or categorical variables
  3. aUnknown were excluded