Multi-institutional analysis of independent predictors for burn mortality in the United States

Burns & Trauma

Table 5 Multivariable regression analysis for early death (≤ 7 days) vs. late death (> 7 days)

Variable	Adjusted odds ratio	95% confidence interval	P value
Age⁺	1.01	1.00–1.01	0.010*
Female	0.93	0.79–1.09	0.364
Race, African-American	0.52	0.16–1,65	0.264
Uninsured	2.14	1.33–3.43	0.002*
Comorbidity, any	0.85	0.67–1.08	0.177
Smoker	0.87	0.60–1.26	0.455
Diabetes	1.01	0.71–1.45	0.938
Hypertension	1.15	0.88–1.50	0.295
Obesity	0.75	0.41–1.37	0.346
Complication, any	0.41	0.32–0.53	< 0.001*
Respiratory failure	1.18	0.90–1.55	0.227
Renal failure	0.58	0.42–0.79	0.001*
Septic disorder	0.17	0.12–0.25	< 0.001*
Inhalation injury	1.39	1.03–1.87	0.033*
TBSA⁺	1.02	1.02–1.03	< 0.001*
Operative/invasive procedures	0.19	0.14–0.26	< 0.001*

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