Factors associated with mortality and morbidity among pediatrics with burn injuries in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Figure 1
- MKaplan-Meier probabilities of morbidity and mortality free survival stratified by: A) gender (female: solid-line, male: dotted-line), B) length of stay (>20 days: solid-line, ≤20 days: dotted-line), and C) total body surface area (0-10%: solid-line, >10%: dotted-line).

Table 1

- Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics.

Values are presented as a number and (%).

Table 2

- Morbidity and mortality events following burn injury.

Values are presented as a number and (%). PYs: person-years

Table 3

- Distribution of mortality and morbidity events by gender, total body surface area, and length of stay.

Characteristics	Yes	No	P-value
Gender
Male	29 (43.9)	196 (64.5)	0.002
Female	37 (56.1)	108 (35.5)	0.002
Total body surface area
0-10	18 (27.3)	201 (66.1)	<0.0001
>10	48 (72.7)	103 (33.9)	<0.0001
Length of stay
<21 days	32 (48.5)	268 (88.2)	<0.0001
≥21 days	34 (51.5)	36 (11.8)	<0.0001

Values are presented as a number and (%).

Table 4

- Cox regression analysis for factors associated with combined morbidity and mortality events.

Factors	HR	95% CI	P-value
Gender
Females	1.64	1.01-2.67	0.047
Males	Reference		0.047
Total body surface area
>10	3.20	1.83-5.59	<0.0001
0-10	Reference		<0.0001
Length of hospital stay
≥21 days	3.14	1.91-5.17	<0.0001
<21 days	Reference		<0.0001