Table 2.
Subject Characteristic | Total, n(%)* |
---|---|
Age (years) | 47.4 ± 17.2 |
Burn TBSA (%) | 14 ± 7.1 |
Gender | |
Female | 8 (21.1%) |
Male | 30 (78.9%) |
Race/ethnicity | |
Black/non-Hispanic | 5 (13.2%) |
White/Hispanic | 1 (2.6%) |
White/non-Hispanic | 32 (84.2%) |
Mechanism of injury | |
Contact | 5 (13.2%) |
Flame | 31 (81.6%) |
Scald | 2 (5.3%) |
Location of injury† | |
Shoulder and arm‡ | 22 (37.9%) |
Thigh and leg‡ | 18 (31.0%) |
Abdomen and chest‡ | 18 (31.0%) |
TBSA, total body surface area.
**Except age, and burn TBSA reported as mean +/- st. dev.
‡Location of injury reported at the burn level rather than subject level.
†Includes both anterior and posterior locations.