Table 2.
Patient characteristics included in the study
| Demographics | All patients n (%) |
Patients with inhalational injury n (%) | Patients without inhalational injury n (%) | p value, U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 202 (100) | 35 (17.3) | 167 (82.7) | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 43.1 (16.7) | 38.8 (17.25) | 44.1 (12.78) | |
| Range | 16–86 | 18–69 | 16–86 | |
| Median (IQR) | 42 (29–56) | 43(29–58) | 35 (30–48) | 0.176, U = 2451 |
| %TBSA, median (IQR) | 5 (2.38–13.0) | 5 (2.5–12) | 9 (0–66) | 0.036, U = 3582 |
| Facial burns | 72 (35.6) | 18 (51.4) | 54 (32.3) | 0.032 |
| Upper body burns | 162 (80.2) | 21 (60.0) | 141 (84.5) | 0.001 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 128 (63.4) | 26 (74.2) | 102 (61.1) | |
| Female | 74 (36.6) | 9 (25.7) | 65 (38.9) | |
| Race | ||||
| Chinese | 116 (57.4) | 15 (42.8) | 101(60.5) | |
| Indian | 19 (9.4) | 3 (8.6) | 16 (9.6) | |
| Malay | 22 (10.9) | 4 (11.4) | 18 (10.8) | |
| Others | 45 (22.2) | 13 (37.1) | 32 (19.2) | |
SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range, %TBSA percentage of total body surface area