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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Burns. 2018 Nov 11;45(3):615–620. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2018.10.008

Table 4-.

Bivariate analysis comparing self-inflicted burn patients with and without Major Psychiatric Illness (MPI) (n=90)

MPI (n=37 (41%)) NMPI (n=53 (59%)) p-Value
Age (mean) 35.3 (±11.6) 40.3 (±16.2) 0.114
TBSA (mean) 18.6 (±16.5) 33.2 (±35.3) 0.022
Race 0.462
 White 18 (49%) 30 (57%)
 Non-White 19 (51%) 23 (43%)
Mechanism 0.031
 Flame/Fire 35 (94.6%) 42 (79%)
 Scald/Other 2 (5.4%) 11 (21%)
Inhalation injury 10 (28%) 22 (42%) 0.167
Mortality rate 2 (5.4%) 20 (38%) <0.001
ICU LOS (median) 18.5 (IQR=40.5) 2 (IQR=42) 0.075
Hospital LOS
(median) 		31 (IQR=55) 5 (IQR=25) 0.004

CCI = Charlson comorbidity index.

TBSA = total body surface area.

ICU LOS = intensive care unit length of stay.