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Table 3 Patient's characteristics and homogeneity tests

From: Comparing oil based ointment versus standard practice for the treatment of moderate burns in Greece: a trial based cost effectiveness evaluation

 

MEBO GROUP

STANDARD THERAPY GROUP

   
 

Total group

Deep partial thickness

Superficial thickness

Total groups

Deep partial thickness

Superficial thickness

Total groups

Deep partial thickness

Superficial thickness

Patients

104

50

54

107

52

55

   

Gender

Men: 60

Women: 44

Men: 30

Women: 20

Men: 30

Women: 24

Men: 71

Women: 36

Men: 30

Women: 22

Men: 41

Women: 14

χ2 = 3.012

p = 0.08

χ2 = 0.126

p = 0.722

χ2 = 0.423

p: 0.04

Age

(sd)

Mean: 42.62

(13.32)

Mean: 40.32

(13.3)

Mean: 44.74

(13.92)

Mean: 42.74

(14.58)

Mean: 43.94

(15.16)

Mean: 41.35

(13.08)

t-test -0.06

p = 0.949

t-test -1.28

p = 0.204

t-test -1,33

p = 0.184

Age > 60

15

7

8

16

9

7

Ζ = 0.012

p = 0.49

Ζ = 0.211

p = 0.42

Ζ = 0.100

p = 0.46

Photo-type

I: 1

II: 17

III: 69

IV: 17

Ι: 1

II: 8

III: 35

IV: 6

I: 0

II: 9

III: 34

IV: 11

I: 2

II: 21

III: 71

IV: 13

I: 2

II: 11

III: 34

IV: 5

I: 0

II: 9

III: 38

IV: 8

χ2 = 1.27

p = 0.740

χ2 = 0.687

p = 0.744

χ2 = 1.24

p = 0.761

Toxic habitudes

Smoking: 30

Alcohol 10

Both 3

Smoking: 18

Alcohol 4

Both 1

Smoking: 12

Alcohol 4

Both 2

Smoking: 40

Alcohol 4

Both 1

Smoking: 25

Alcohol 0

Both 0

Smoking: 15

Alcohol 4

Both 1

Ζ = 0.47

p > 0.05

Ζ = 1.01

p > 0.05

Ζ = 0.98

p > 0.05

Type of burns

Flame: 56

Scald: 48

Flame: 27

Scald: 23

Flame31

Scald: 23

Flame: 57

Scald: 50

Flame: 26

Scald: 26

Flame31

Scald 24

χ2 = 1.075

p = 0.576

χ2 = 1.24

p = 0.761

χ2 = 2.22

p = 0.37

TEWL at the 1st day

Median: 59

IQR: 27

Median: 75

IQR: 12. 5

Median: 48

IQR: 12.25

Median: 51

IQR: 15

Median: 69

IQR: 17

Median: 51

IQR: 4

U = 5,387

p = 0.688

U = 859

p = 0.003

U = 1,.250

p: 0.135

Allergies

Penicillin: 2

Grass: 3

Food 2

Penicillin: 2

Grass1

Food: 0

-

Grass: 2

Food: 2

Unknown: 4 Grass: 1

Food: 3

Unknown: 2 Grass: 1

Food: 1

Unknown: 2

Food: 2

Z = 0.5

p > 0.05

Z = 0.96

p > 0.05

Z = 0.85

p > 0.05

Burn Surface Area (sd)

Mean: 10.26

(4.37)

Range: 5-15

Mean: 9.74

(4.84)

Range: 5-15

Mean: 10.74

(3.87)

Median: 10

Range: 5-15

Mean: 9.89

(4.89)

Range: 5-15

Mean: 10.04

(4.59)

Range: 5-15

Mean: 9.75

(3.87)

Median: 10

Range: 5-15

t = 0.53

p = 0.59

t = -0.4

p = 0.70

U: = 1,242.5

p = 0.70

Nationality

Greek: 75

Third World: 12

Ex-eastern: 17

Greek: 38

Third World: 5

Ex-eastern: 7

Greek: 37

Third World: 7

Ex-eastern: 10

Greek: 69

Third World: 23

Ex-eastern: 15

Greek: 35

Third World: 8

Ex-eastern: 9

Greek: 34

Third World: 15

Ex-eastern: 6

χ2 = 4.73

p = 0.09

χ2 = 1.48

p = 0.476

χ2 = 4.02

p = 0.134

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