Table IV.
Comorbidities and death in work-related burn patients
| Variables | Non-survivor (n=48) N (%) |
Survivor (u=347) N (%) |
OR (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuropathy(*) | ||||
| Yes(**) | 7 (14.6) | 1 (0.3) | 2.6 (1.7-3.1) | |
| No | 41 (85.4) | 346 (99.7) | Ref | 0.13 |
| Respiratory disease (*) | ||||
| Yes(***) | 5 (10.4) | 2 (0.6) | 1.9 (1.1-3.4) | |
| No | 43 (89.6) | 345 (99.4) | Ref | 0.17 |
| Cardiovascular disease | ||||
| Yes(****) | 4(13) | 8(9) | 0.7 (0.3-1.5) | |
| No | 45(87) | 239(91) | Ref | 0.6 |
(*): The selected variables for multivariate analysis
(**): Epileptic (6 patients), Peripheral neuropathy (2 patients)
(***): Asthma (4 patients), Chronic pneumonia (3 patients)
(****): Hypertension (10 patients), Heart rhythm disorder (2 patients)