Skip to main content

Table 3 Results from multivariate firth analysis predicting in-hospital mortality in pediatric burns

From: A prospective analysis of risk factors for pediatric burn mortality at a tertiary burn center in North India

 

Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

p value

Overall likelihood ratio

R squared

Age

    

<1 year

1.000

 

1–5 years

1.299(0.228–7.406)

0.768

6–10 years

1.215 (0.187–7.915)

0.838

11–15 years

0.545 (0.081–3.65)

0.532

16–20 years

0.346 (0.039–3.036)

0.338

116.21

0.76

TBSA%

    

1) 0–25%

1.000

 

2) 25.1–50%

21.706 (6.489–72.608)

<0.0001

3) 50.1–75%

136.195 (31.157–595.345)

<0.0001

4) 75.1–100%

1019.436 (26.795–38,784.79)

0.0002

Hospital days

  

<1

1.000

 

1–10

11.844 (0.081–1734.005)

0.331

11–20

2.292 (0.016–325.122)

0.743

>20

2.299(0.017–307.916)

0.739

Gender

  

Male

1.000

 

Female

0.962 (0.455–2.035)

0.920

Inhalation injury

1.937 (0.663–5.663)

0.227

Depth

  

Partial

1.000

 

Mixed

1.283 (0.582–2.828)

0.537

Full

0.538 (0.126–2.303)

0.404

Burn cause

  

Accidental

1.000

 

Homicidal

19.724 (0.131–2973.145)

0.2439

Suicidal

16.271 (0.112–2361.275)

0.2720

Family type

  

Joint

1.000

 

Nuclear

0.895 (0.368–2.18)

0.808

House location

  

Rural area

1.000

 

Urban area

0.488 (0.232–1.025)

0.058

Month of admission

  

January–March

1.000

 

April–June

0.61 (0.22–1.69)

0.342

July–September

0.591 (0.217–1.612)

0.304

October–December

0.327 (0.105–1.022)

0.055

Growth on wound culture

2.907 (0.611–13.837)

0.180