Table I.
Variables | Paeds, N=111 | Adults, N=97 | ||
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Mean (SD) | N (%) | Mean (SD) | N (%) | |
Age | 3.88 (3.82) | 35.27 (16.83) | ||
Height | 0.92 (0.27) | 1.63 (0.12) | ||
Weight | 15.52 (9.04) | 63.89 (13.37) | ||
BMI | - | 24.51 (8.16) | ||
Mechanism of burn | ||||
Contact | 9 (8.11) | 4 (4.12) | ||
Electrical | 4 (3.60) | 4 (4.12) | ||
Flame | 14 (12.61) | 29 (29.90) | ||
Flash | 12 (10.81) | 32 (32.99) | ||
Scald | 72 (64.86) | 25 (25.77) | ||
Cold | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | ||
Chemical | 0 (0.00) | 3 (3.09) | ||
Radiation | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | ||
Friction | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | ||
TBSAb | 6.88 (6.70) | 11.25 (14. 51) |