Association between regulatory T cell activity and sepsis and outcome of severely burned patients: a prospective, observational study

Table 1 Patient demographics

Variable	n	Age (years)	Burn area (TBSA%)	Average area (TBSA%)	III° area (TBSA%)
Total	106	33.6 ± 4.3	30-99	57.4 ± 5.6	33.3 ± 6.5
Group I	41	33.1 ± 6.9	30-49	39.4 ± 7.4	17.4 ± 3.9
Group II	34	29.3 ± 5.1	50-69	57.7 ± 10.7**	32.9 ± 6.3**
Group III	31	32.4 ± 6.3	70-99	82.6 ± 15.1^&&	63.7 ± 14.5^&&
Sepsis	59	34.3 ± 5.5	30-99	67.2 ± 11.3^##	45.3 ± 8.6^##
Non-sepsis	47	32.8 ± 5.7	30-72	45.0 ± 8.1	18.2 ± 3.8
Survivors	42	35.7 ± 6.8	30-88	56.2 ± 10.2^††	29.2 ± 5.8^††
Non-survivors	17	31.2 ± 10.5	30-99	77.1 ± 23.4	55.2 ± 16.2

Data presented as the mean ± standard deviation or percentage. TBSA = total body surface area (range); III° area = third-degree burn area. Significant difference between Group II and Group I (**P < 0.01); significant difference between Group II and Group III (^&&P < 0.01); significant difference between sepsis group and non-sepsis group (^##P < 0.01); Significant difference between survivors group and non-survivors (^††P < 0.01).

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