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Table 2 Characteristics of patients by responsea at 2 months

From: Follow-up in patients with a burn-related emergency department visit: a feasibility study

 

ED patients

Responders at 2 months

Non-responders at 2 months

P value difference by response

 

(n = 87)

(n = 30)

(n = 55)

 

Mean age (range, SD)

28.4

29.0 (1–64, 18.1)

28.4 (0–83, 20.5)

0.478

Age category (%)b

0.975

 0–4

10 (12)

3 (10)

6 (11)

 

 5–17

20 (23)

6 (20)

14 (26)

 

 18–39

27 (31)

10 (33)

16 (29)

 

 40–59

25 (29)

10 (33)

15 (27)

 

 60–79

4 (5)

1 (3)

3 (6)

 

 80+

1 (1)

0

1 (2)

 

Gender: male (%)

45 (52)

18 (60)

26 (47)

0.364

Socioeconomic status, based on postal code

0.677

 Lowest quintile 1.

21 (25)

5 (17)

16 (29)

 

 2.

16 (19)

7 (23)

9 (16)

 

 3.

19 (22)

7 (23)

12 (22)

 

 4.

16 (19)

7 (23)

9 (16)

 

 Highest quintile 5.

13 (15)

4 (13)

9 (16)

 

Mean socioeconomic status (SD)c

0.013 (1.12)

0.26 (0.97)

0.12 (1.18)

0.155

  1. Percentages rounded up to nearest integer
  2. aResponse was calculated in 85 patients, excluding 2 patients with undeliverable questionnaires
  3. bAge categories 60–79 and 80+ were combined to one category in statistical testing
  4. cMean score socioeconomic status Dutch population = 0.17
  5. ED emergency department, SD standard deviation