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Table 2 Gender differences in burn statistics.

From: Using ordinal logistic regression to evaluate the performance of laser-Doppler predictions of burn-healing time

 

Male

Female

Mean Age

33.4

32.0

Mean %TBSA

9.2

8.5

Burn cause

  

Scald

49.7%

50.3%

Flame

61.1%

38.9 %

Chemical

100.0%

0.0%

Flash

100.0%

0.0%

Electrical

100.0%

0.0%

Contact

81.8%

18.2%

Healing time

  

< 14 days healing

69%

31%

14–21 days healing

47%

53%

> 21 days healing

39%

61%

  1. The unit of observation is individuals for age and %TBSA, otherwise it is burn area. 36% of the burn patients were female.
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BMC Medical Research Methodology

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