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Table 2 Characteristics of the study population

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

Parameter

Boys (n = 12)

Girls (n = 8)

p-valueb

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

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