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Table 5.

Factors influencing in-hospital mortality

Patient and Injury Characteristics	Univariate Models			Multivariate Model
Patient and Injury Characteristics	Odds Ratio	95% CI	P	Odds Ratio	95% CI	P
Age
55–64 (reference)
65–74	1.9	0.8–4.1	0.13	4.2	1.2–14.9	0.03
75 and over	4.8	2.4–9.5	<0.001	8.4	2.8–27.8	<0.001
Sex (female)	1.7	1.0–3.0	0.07	1.4	0.6–3.3	0.46
% TBSA	1.1	1.1–1.2	<0.001	1.1	1.1–1.2	<0.001
Inhalation injury	11.9	5.5–25.4	<0.001	6.0	2.0–17.5	0.001
Charlson score	1.2	1.0–1.4	0.11	1.3	0.9–1.7	0.14

CI, confidence interval.