Table 1 Demographics and morbidity of diabetics vs. non-diabetics
From: The effect of diabetes on burn patients: a retrospective cohort study
All | Diabetics | Non-diabetics | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of patients | 1262 | 76 | 1186 | |
Demographics | ||||
Age, years, mean ± SD | 45.7 ± 17.6 | 59.8 ± 16.8 | 44.8 ± 17.3 | < 0.0001 |
Gender, male, no. (%) | 901 (71.4) | 51 (67.1) | 850 (71.7) | 0.4321 |
TBSA, %, median (IQR) | 8 (3.5–16) | 8 (5–14.8) | 8 (3–16) | 0.1391 |
TBSA 2nd degree, %, median (IQR) | 4 (1–9.5) | 4 (1–9.3) | 4 (1–9.5) | 0.9256 |
TBSA 3rd degree, %, median (IQR) | 0.5 (0–5) | 1.3 (0–7.8) | 0.5 (0–5) | 0.2317 |
LOS/%TBSA, median (IQR) | 1.6 (1.0–2.8) | 2.1 (1.5–3.3) | 1.6 (0.9–2.7) | 0.0026 |
LOS, median (IQR) | 14 (7–22) | 19 (13–26) | 13 (7–21) | < 0.0001 |
Inhalation injury, no. (%) | 196 (15.5) | 14 (18.4) | 182 (15.4) | 0.4730 |
Death, no. (%) | 44 (3.5) | 5 (6.6) | 39 (3.3) | 0.1818 |
Morbidity | ||||
Total morbidity, median (IQR) | 0 (0–1) | 1 (0–2) | 0 (0–1) | 0.00011 |
Wound infection, no. (%) | 383 (30.3) | 35 (46.1) | 348 (29.3) | 0.0021 |
Bacteremia, no. (%) | 148 (11.7) | 11 (14.5) | 137 (11.5) | 0.4427 |
Sepsis, no. (%) | 104 (8.2) | 11 (14.5) | 93 (7.8) | 0.0415 |
UTI, no. (%) | 163 (12.9) | 16 (21.1) | 147 (12.4) | 0.0291 |
Pneumonia, no. (%) | 186 (14.7) | 17 (22.4) | 169 (14.3) | 0.0529 |
Heart failure, no. (%) | 15 (1.2) | 4 (5.3) | 11 (0.9) | 0.01 |
Renal failure, no. (%) | 34 (2.7) | 5 (6.6) | 29 (2.5) | 0.0489 |
Respiratory failure, no. (%) | 36 (2.9) | 7 (9.2) | 29 (2.5) | 0.0044 |