Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of burn patients with chronic hyperglycemia and euglycemia
| Chronic Hyperglycemia (n = 32) |
Euglycemia (n = 226) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years (mean ± SD) | 54.7 ± 14.4 | 44.3 ± 16.1 | .001 |
| Male sex, n (%) | 26 (81.3) | 173 (76.5) | .553 |
| Race, n (%) | .874 | ||
| Caucasian | 28 (87.5) | 194 (85.8) | |
| African American | 3 (9.4) | 27 (11.9) | |
| Other | 1 (3.1) | 5 (2.2) | |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 29 (90.6) | 17 (7.5) | <.001 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 19 (59.4) | 59 (26.1) | <.001 |
| Respiratory disease, n (%) | 10 (31.3) | 37 (16.4) | .041 |
| Current smoker, n (%) | 14 (43.8) | 115 (50.9) | .450 |
| Laboratory values at admission | |||
| HbA1c, % (mean ± SD) | 8.0 ± 1.5 | 5.4 ± 0.4 | <.001 |
| Glucose >150 mg/dl, n (%) | 19 (59.4) | 27 (11.9) | <.001 |
| Glucose, mg/dl | 162 (129–201.75) | 106 (95–126) | <.001 |
| BUN, mg/dL | 14.5 (11–18.5) | 11 (8–14) | .002 |
| Serum creatinine, mg/dL | 0.97 (0.74–1.14) | 0.82 (0.69–0.98) | .015 |
| AST, mg/dl | 25.5 (18–36) | 25 (19–34) | .603 |
| ALT, mg/dl | 28 (17–36) | 22.5 (16–33) | .443 |
| Burn characteristics | |||
| TBSA (%) | 3 (1–7) | 3 (1.5–7) | .441 |
| Partial thickness, n (%) | 23 (71.9) | 200 (88.5) | .023 |
| Partial-thickness TBSA | 3 (1–6.5) | 3 (1.5–6.5) | .876 |
| Full thickness, n (%) | 12 (37.5) | 83 (36.7) | .932 |
| Full-thickness TBSA | 1.75 (0.75–5) | 2.5 (0.63–7) | .996 |
| Burn origin, n (%) | .546 | ||
| Thermal | 17 (53.1) | 144 (63.7) | |
| Scald | 9 (28.1) | 9 (4.0) | |
| Electrical | 1 (3.1) | 9 (4.0) | |
| Chemical | 3 (9.4) | 10(4.4) | |
| Other | 2 (6.3) | 5 (2.2) | |
| Inhalation injury, n (%) | 4 (12.5) | 15 (6.6) | .270 |
All data presented as median (interquartile range) unless otherwise specified.
AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BUN, blood urea nitrogen.