Parameter | Boys (n = 12) | Girls (n = 8) | p-valueb | ||||
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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 |