Table 2.

Comparison of comorbidities and complications associated with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Burns.

Table 2a. Comparisons in cohorts with less severe burns.

1–19% TBSA	Mild burns without PTSD	Mild burns with PTSD	Risk Ratio	95% Confidence Interval	P value
Opioid use	2809 (17.6%)	3283 (20.6%)	1.170	(1.123, 1.217)	<0.0001
Chronic pain syndrome	263 (1.647%)	447 (2.8%)	1.700	(1.589, 1.811)	<0.0001
Depression	1070 (6.7%)	2393 (14.9%)	2.223	(2.120, 2.326)	<0.0001
Anxiety	1731 (10.8%)	6656 (41.7%)	3.861	(3.785, 3.937)	<0.0001
Emergency department visits	3919 (24.5%)	5007 (31.4%)	1.281	(1.215, 1.347)	<0.0001
Mortality	108 (0.676%)	169 (1.058%)	1.565	(1.300, 1.830)	0.0002
20–39% TBSA	Moderate burns without PTSD	Moderate burns with PTSD	Risk Ratio	95% Confidence Interval	P value
Opioid use	153 (18.9%)	197 (24.3%)	1.285	(1.220, 1.350)	0.0049
Chronic pain syndrome	10 (1.2%)	34 (4.2%)	3.50	(3.454, 3.546)	0.0002
Depression	43 (5.3%)	93 (11.5%)	2.169	(2.066, 2.272)	<0.0001
Anxiety	60 (7.4%)	355 (43.8%)	5.918	(5.841, 5.995)	<0.0001
Emergency department visits	108 (13.3%)	154 (19.0%)	1.428	(1.164, 1.692)	0.0019
Mortality	13 (1.6%)	16 (1.9%)	1.187	(1.122, 1.252)	0.5740

TBSA: total body surface area burned.