Identification of factors predicting scar outcome after burn injury in children: a prospective case-control study

Burns & Trauma

Table 2 Variables for inclusion in the logistic regression model

Variable description	Variable type	State description
Sex	Categorical	Female; male^a
Age (years)	Continuous
Fitzpatrick skin type	Categorical	1–3^a; 4–6
History of asthma	Categorical	No^a; yes
%TBSA	Continuous
External cause of burn	Categorical	Scald^a; contact; flame; other
Wound depth (proxy variable surgery level)	Categorical	Conservative^a; Split-thickness skin graft ± ReCell®
Healed within 14 days	Categorical	No; yes^a
Wound complications (over-granulation, graft loss or wound infection)	Categorical	No^a; yes
Multiple surgical procedures for acute wound (>1)	Categorical	No^a; yes
Length of stay (days)	Categorical	0^a; >0–7; >7–14; >14–30; >30–60; >60
Worst scar location	Categorical	Face/head/neck; chest/abdomen/groin; back/buttocks; arm; hand; leg^a; foot
Time from injury to scar assessment (months)	Continuous

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