Table 3.
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS
| WELLNESS & EXERCISE GROUP (n = 17) | STANDARD OF CARE GROUP (n = 14) | P VALUE | |
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| Gender | 15 male/2 female | 10 male/4 female | |
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| Age (years) | 14.07±3.5 | 13.9±3.1 | 0.909 |
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| TBSA (%) | 58%±11.8 | 49%±7.8 | 0.016* |
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| TBSA 3rd degree (%) | 41%±22 | 34%±16 | 0.347 |
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| Height (cm) | 153.6±20.2 | 149.8±18.2 | 0.59 |
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| Weight (kg) | 46.3±16.4 | 44.2±18.7 | 0.74 |
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| Patients who had Surgery | |||
| DC – 3 months | 8 | 0 | NA |
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| Total number of Surgeries | |||
| DC – 3 months | 10 | 0 | NA |
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| Days from burn to enrollment into study | 62.4±26.4 | 56.8±33.3 | 0.62 |
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| VO2 peak (mL of O2/kg/min) | 24.6±3.3 | 26.9±6.5 | 0.32 |
Values are expressed as the mean ± SD. TBSA, total body surface area. VO2 peak, peak exercise oxygen consumption or cardiopulmonary exercise capacity. Exercise and Home, No Exercise groups were similar in age, height, weight, and peak cardiopulmonary exercise capacity. There were no significant differences between the groups in age, TBSA 3rd degree, height, weight, and VO2 peak. There was a significant difference between the groups in TBSA (P <0.05).