Table 2.
Bivariate analysis of factors associated with the Neuro-QoL stigma score.
| Neuro-QoL stigma | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variables | Mean ± SD | P value |
| Sex | 0.016 | |
| Female | 49 ± 8.7 | |
| Male | 47 ± 8.1 | |
| Race | 0.042 | |
| White | 47 ± 8.2 | |
| Black or African American | 51 ± 9.7 | |
| Other | 46 ± 7.7 | |
| Burn type | 0.210 | |
| Fire or flame | 48 ± 8.6 | |
| Scald | 46 ± 7.7 | |
| Grease | 46 ± 7.3 | |
| Electrical | 49 ± 10 | |
| Other | 46 ± 7.5 | |
| Circumstances | <0.001 | |
| Not work-related | 47 ± 8.2 | |
| Work-related | 48 ± 8.5 | |
| Recreational | 46 ± 7.3 | |
| Assault or self-inflicted | 56 ± 7.9 | |
| Other | 46 ± 7.9 | |
| Burn location | ||
| Head, neck or face | <0.001 | |
| Yes | 49 ± 8.4 | |
| No | 46 ± 8.0 | |
| Trunk | 0.002 | |
| Yes | 49 ± 8.8 | |
| No | 46 ± 7.6 | |
| Shoulder and upper arm | 0.002 | |
| Yes | 49 ± 8.7 | |
| No | 46 ± 7.8 | |
| Forearm or hand | 0.002 | |
| Yes | 48 ± 8.6 | |
| No | 44 ± 6.7 | |
| Leg or foot | 0.523 | |
| Yes | 48 ± 8.7 | |
| No | 47 ± 7.6 | |
| Perineal or genital | 0.072 | |
| Yes | 49 ± 8.5 | |
| No | 47 ± 8.3 | |
| Involvement of dominant hand | 0.009 | |
| Yes | 49 ± 8.5 | |
| No | 46 ± 8.1 | |
| Amputated limb | <0.001 | |
| Yes | 54 ± 9.4 | |
| No | 47 ± 8.1 | |
| Variables | Correlation | P value |
| Age | −0.16 | 0.003 |
| Percentage of body burned | 0.24 | <0.001 |
| Percentage of body grafted | 0.25 | <0.001 |
| Length of hospital stay | 0.26 | <0.001 |
| Operating room visits | 0.28 | <0.001 |
| Community integration score | ||
| Pre-injury | −0.0089 | 0.874 |
| 1-year | −0.31 | <0.001 |
Bold indicates a statistically significant difference; continuous variables as mean (±standard deviation); discrete variables as number (percentage). All variables with P<0.05 were moved to multivariable regression analysis.