Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Young Adult Burn Survivors at Baseline by Sleep Problems (Total N = 152)
| Variable | Less or Not Dissatisfied With Sleep (N = 76) |
Dissatisfied With Sleep (N = 76) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age at burn, mean (SD) | 24.8 (3.4) | 23.6 (3.5) | .04 |
| Age at first survey, mean (SD) | 25.1 (3.5) | 24.2 (3.6) | .13 |
| Number of months from burn to first survey, mean (SD) | 5.5 (14.7) | 5.2 (15.0) | .90 |
| %TBSA, mean (SD) | 9.7 (11.4) | 12.5 (16.0) | .23 |
| Gender, N (%) | |||
| Male | 54 (71.1) | 57 (75.0) | .58 |
| Female | 22 (29.0) | 19 (25.0) | |
| Race, N (%) | |||
| White | 45 (60.0) | 48 (64.0) | .61 (white vs others) |
| Black | 9 (12.0) | 9 (12.0) | |
| Hispanic | 8 (10.7) | 7 (9.3) | |
| Others | 13 (17.3) | 11 (14.7) | |
| Inhalation injury, N (%) | 6 (8.0) | 6 (8.1) | .98 |
| Face involved, N (%) | 25 (32.9) | 22 (30.1) | .72 |
| Hands involved, N (%) | 44 (58.7) | 40 (55.6) | .70 |
| Genitals involved, N (%) | 2(2.7) | 2 (2.7) | 1.00 |
| Amputation required, N (%) | 1 (1.4) | 2 (3.0) | .61 |
P values were derived from t-test of two means, χ2 test or Fisher’s exact test of two proportions, whichever was appropriate.
For the age-matched nonburned reference group, 29 of 112 (25.9%) individuals reported sleep dissatisfaction in at least one survey.