Exploring Disparities in Pavement Burns: A Comparative Analysis of Housed and Unhoused Burn Patients
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design and Setting
2.2. Eligibility Criteria
2.3. Ethical Considerations
2.4. Data Collection and Variables
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Demographic Characteristics of Study Cohort
3.2. Burn Characteristics and Hospital Course of Unhoused vs. Housed Patients
3.3. Mortality of Unhoused vs. Housed Patients
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
TBSA | Total body surface area |
ABA | American Burn Association |
ICU | Intensive care unit |
SD | Standard deviations |
CI | Confidence intervals |
BMI | Body mass index |
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Demographic Characteristics and Logistic Regression 1 | |||||
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Unhoused vs. Housed | |||||
Housing Status | n (%) | ||||
Unhoused | 54 (18.70%) | ||||
Housed | 251 (82.30%) | ||||
Total | 305 (100%) | ||||
Age | |||||
Housing Status | Mean ± SD | OR | CI | p-Value | |
Unhoused | 51.80 ± 12.12 | ||||
Housed | 55.69 ± 17.69 | 1.01 | 0.99–1.03 | 0.14 | |
Total | 55.00 ± 16.88 | ||||
Sex | |||||
Housing Status | n (%) | OR | CI | p-Value | |
Unhoused | Female | 4 (7.41%) | |||
Male | 38 (70.37%) | ||||
Other/Unknown | 12 (22.22%) | 3.80 | 1.27–11.32 | 0.0019 * | |
Housed | Female | 48 (19.12%) | |||
Male | 111 (44.22%) | ||||
Other/Unknown | 92 (36.65%) | ||||
BMI | |||||
Housing Status | Mean ± SD | OR | CI | p-Value | |
Unhoused | 24.4 ± 3.7 | ||||
Housed | 28.8 ± 8.0 | 1.14 | 1.06–1.22 | <0.0001 * | |
Total | 28.0 ± 7.6 |
Injury Characteristics 1 | |||
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t-Test Results for TBSA: Unhoused vs. Housed | |||
Housing Status | Mean ± SD | 95% CIs | p-Value |
Unhoused | 5.53 ± 4.14 | 4.34–6.70 | 0.16 |
Housed | 6.90 ± 6.64 | 6.03–7.76 | |
Total | 6.65 ± 6.28 | 5.91–7.39 | |
t-Test Results for Length of Hospital Stay: Unhoused vs. Housed | |||
Housing Status | Mean ± SD | 95% CIs | p-Value |
Unhoused | 22.22 ± 35.54 | 12.12–32.32 | |
Housed | 19.76 ± 25.57 | 16.43–23.08 | 0.57 |
Total | 20.20 ± 27.56 | 16.95–23.44 |
Logistic Regression of Mortality: Unhoused vs. Housed 1 | |||||
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Housing Status | Dead (n = 20) | Alive (n = 260) | OR ± SD | 95% CIs | p-Value |
Unhoused | 1 | 49 | 0.24 ± 0.25 | 0.03–1.84 | 0.171 |
Housed | 19 | 211 |
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Krasner, H.; Chevalier, E.; Chang, S.; Slattery, D.; Saquib, S. Exploring Disparities in Pavement Burns: A Comparative Analysis of Housed and Unhoused Burn Patients. Eur. Burn J. 2025, 6, 38. https://doi.org/10.3390/ebj6030038
Krasner H, Chevalier E, Chang S, Slattery D, Saquib S. Exploring Disparities in Pavement Burns: A Comparative Analysis of Housed and Unhoused Burn Patients. European Burn Journal. 2025; 6(3):38. https://doi.org/10.3390/ebj6030038
Chicago/Turabian StyleKrasner, Henry, Emma Chevalier, Samantha Chang, David Slattery, and Syed Saquib. 2025. "Exploring Disparities in Pavement Burns: A Comparative Analysis of Housed and Unhoused Burn Patients" European Burn Journal 6, no. 3: 38. https://doi.org/10.3390/ebj6030038
APA StyleKrasner, H., Chevalier, E., Chang, S., Slattery, D., & Saquib, S. (2025). Exploring Disparities in Pavement Burns: A Comparative Analysis of Housed and Unhoused Burn Patients. European Burn Journal, 6(3), 38. https://doi.org/10.3390/ebj6030038