Table 4.
Comparing patient characteristics for electrical and thermal burns in patients who underwent an amputation procedure
| Characteristic | Electrical (n = 65) |
Thermal (n = 28) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | .033 | ||
| M | 51 (78.5) | 27 (96.4) | |
| F | 14 (21.5) | 1 (3.6) | |
| Age (years), Overall | 49.2 ± 17.2 | 36.1 ± 13.2 | .001 |
| Race | .033 | ||
| White | 30 (46.2) | 15 (53.6) | |
| Black | 28 (43.1) | 8 (28.6) | |
| Hispanic | 2 (3.1) | 5 (17.9) | |
| Other | 5 (7.7) | 0 (0) | |
| CCI, median (IQR) | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0) | .036 |
| TBSA, median (IQR) | 12.5 (3–34.5) | 4 (1–22) | .050 |
CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index; IQR, interquartile range.