Table 3: The relation between selected variables and outcomes of the burn injury.

Variables of interest

General complications within 1-month post-burn:

Death

No

Yes

p-value

No

Yes

p-value

Sex

 

 

 

 

 

 

Male

4 (18.2%)

18 (81.8%)

1

15 (68.2%)

7 (31.8%)

0.681

Female

2 (18.2%)

9 (81.8%)

9 (81.8%)

2 (18.2%)

Age groups

 

 

 

 

 

 

≤ 30 years

4 (19%)

17 (81%)

1

15 (71.4%)

6 (28.6%)

1

> 30 years

2 (16.7%)

10 (83.3%)

9 (75%)

3 (25%)

Body Mass Index

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normal

2 (9.1%)

20 (90.9%)

0.146

15 (68.2%)

7 (31.8%)

0.681

Overweight

4 (36.4%)

7 (63.6%)

9 (81.8%)

2 (18.2%)

Percentage of head surface burnt

 

 

 

 

 

 

≤ 4%

3 (18.7%)

13 (81.3%)

1

12 (75%)

4 (25%)

1

> 4%

3 (17.6%)

14 (82.4%)

12 (70.6%)

5 (29.4%)

Percentage of body surface burnt

 

 

 

 

 

 

≤ 35%

6 (30%)

14 (70%)

0.06

19 (95%)

1 (5%)

0.001

> 35%

-

13 (100%)

5 (38.5%)

8 (61.5%)

Degree of burn

 

 

 

 

 

 

First

6 (60%)

4 (40%)

< 0.000

8 (80%)

2 (20%)

0.686

Second

-

23 (100%)

16 (69.6%)

7 (30.4%)