Table 3 Logistic regression for predictors associated with mortality in severe burns in a Malaysian burns intensive care unit

 ≤ 18

1.00 (reference)

–

–

–

 19–49

2.08

0.08

0.48

0.331

 50–64

3.20

0.64

16.13

0.159

 65–74

5.82

0.93

36.28

0.059

 ≥ 75

2.00

0.16

24.92

0.590

 Male

1.08

0.54

2.16

0.839

 Female

1.00 (reference)

–

–

–

 Household

0.82

0.45

1.51

0.521

 Industrial

0.93

0.49

1.76

0.813

 Road traffic accident

1.16

0.39

3.50

0.787

 Non-accidental

2.49

1.14

5.45

0.023

 Others

0.37

0.14

0.97

0.044

 0 – 10%

1.00 (reference)

–

–

–

 10 – 20%

1.16

0.25

5.29

0.849

 20 – 30%

4.24

1.09

16.44

0.037

 30 – 40%

11.47

2.81

46.84

0.001

 ≥ 40%

48.36

15.72

148.76

< 0.001

 Partial-thickness

0.38

0.18

0.80

0.010

 Full-thickness

3.12

1.54

6.32

0.002

Inhalation injury

15.66

7.56

32.42

< 0.001

SIRS at presentation

6.21

2.99

12.88

< 0.001

 0 – 10

1.00 (reference)

–

–

–

 10 – 20

1.56

0.74

3.28

0.240

 20 – 30

1.12

0.40

3.16

0.826

 30 – 40

1.20

0.33

4.33

0.787

 ≥ 40

1.95

0.72

5.26

0.189