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Table 4 Comparisons of Incidence, and Hazard Ratios of chronic fatigue syndrome by subtypes of burn

From: Increased risk of chronic fatigue syndrome following burn injuries

Variables

N

Event

Rate#

Crude HR

(95% CI)

Adjusted HR (95% CI)

Non-burn (ICD-9-CM)

68,812

349

0.86

1(Reference)

1(Reference)

Burn

     

Excluded the following codes

13,845

105

1.29

1.50(1.42, 1.59)***

1.49(1.41, 1.57)***

TBSA % < 20% (ICD-9-CM 948.0, 948.1).

3072

31

1.74

2.02(1.83, 2.21)***

2.11(1.92, 2.31)***

TBSA % = 20% to 50% (ICD-9-CM 948.2 ~ , 948.4),

234

4

2.78

3.22(2.50, 4.15)***

3.43(2.67, 4.40)***

TBSA % > 50% (ICD-9-CM 948.5 ~ 948.9)

53

0

0.00

Burn confined to eye and adnexa & Burn of face, head and neck (ICD-9-CM 940, 941)

906

11

2.30

2.67(2.29, 3.11)***

2.24(1.92, 2.61)***

Burn of trunk (ICD-9-CM 942)

765

4

0.84

0.98(0.76, 1.26)

0.95(0.74, 1.22)

Burn of upper limb, except wrist and hand & Burn of lower limb (ICD-9-CM 943, 945)

745

8

1.96

2.27(1.90, 2.72)***

1.84(1.54, 2.20)***

Burn of wrist and hand (ICD-9-CM 944)

10,375

80

1.35

1.56(1.47, 1.66)***

1.43(1.35, 1.53)***

Others

4413

37

1.34

1.56(1.43, 1.70)***

1.48(1.35, 1.61)***

  1. Rate#, incidence rate, per 1000 person-years; Crude HR, crude hazard ratio
  2. Adjusted HR: multivariate analysis including age, sex, and comorbidities of diabetes, obesity, renal disease, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV, malignancy, depression, anxiety, sleep disorder and irritable bowel syndrome
  3. ***p < 0.001
  4. TBSA = Total burn surface area