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Table 1 Distribution of burns by etiology and age

From: Epidemiology of burns in pediatric patients of Beijing City

Age (years)

Scald N = 355

Flame N = 34

Electrical N = 5

Chemical N = 3

Others N = 3

0-1

92 (90.2 %)

8 (7.8 %)

1 (1.0 %)

1 (1.0 %)

0 (0 %)

2-3

174 (91.1 %)

13 (6.7 %)

2 (1.1 %)

0 (0 %)

2 (1.1 %)

4-7

74 (86.0 %)

7 (8.1 %)

2 (2.3 %)

2 (2.3 %)

1 (1.2 %)

8-14

15 (71.4 %)

6 (28.6 %)

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

  1. Statistical analysis of the population by age: χ 2 = 8.210 and P = 0.042 for scald, χ 2 = 11.653 and P = 0.009 for flame. The percentages were calculated in the age subgroups