Physical activity and sedentary behavior following pediatric burns – a preliminary investigation using objective activity monitoring

Table 2 Characteristics of the study population

Parameter	Boys (n = 12)			Girls (n = 8)			p-value^b
Parameter	Mean	SD	Range	Mean	SD	Range	(Boys vs Girls)
Age (years)	10.8	3.7	6–17	9.6	2.7	6–14	.4424
%TBSA burned	18.3	8.4	10–37	13.5	2.8	10–17	.1391
full thickness burns	(8/12)			(5/8)
lower extremity involved	(11/12)			(5/8)
inhalation injury	(0/12)			(0/8)
Surgeries (#)^a	1		0–7	1		0–2
Time post burn (years)	3.0	1.4	1–5	3.0	0.7	1–4	> .99
Length of stay (days)	25.8	7.9	18–42	27.3	11.8	16–55	.7362

Abbreviations: %TBSA percentage of total body surface area, # number, ^amode instead of mean ± SD. ^b independent sample T-tests