Table 3 Mean disability weights for the three different homogenous groups of burn patients, by recovery period
Homogenous groups and different recovery periods | Total sample Mean disability weight (95% CI) | European sample Mean disability weight (95% CI) | Western Australian sample Mean disability weight (95% CI) | Difference between EU and WA sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
< 5% TBSA burned | ||||
 0–1 months | 0.173 (0.152 to 0.195) | 0.298 (0.235 to 0.362) | 0.141 (0.120 to 0.161) | < 0.001 |
  > 1–6 months | 0.098 (0.090 to 0.106) | 0.118 (0.098 to 0.139) | 0.094 (0.085 to 0.103) | 0.032 |
  > 6–12 months | 0.082 (0.067 to 0.097) | 0.110 (0.080 to 0.141) | 0.067 (0.051 to 0.084) | 0.007 |
  > 12–24 months | 0.102 (0.080 to 0.123) | 0.099 (0.073 to 0.126) | 0.106 (0.067 to 0.144) | 0.791 |
  > 24 months | 0.046 (0.026 to 0.067) | 0.046 (0.026 to 0.067) | NA |  |
5–20% TBSA burned | ||||
 0–1 months | 0.264 (0.238 to 0.289) | 0.325 (0.286 to 0.363) | 0.193 (0.163 to 0.224) | < 0.001 |
  > 1–6 months | 0.139 (0.128 to 0.150) | 0.160 (0.144 to 0.176) | 0.113 (0.098 to 0.129) | < 0.001 |
  > 6–12 months | 0.118 (0.104 to 0.133) | 0.134 (0.116 to 0.152) | 0.085 (0.065 to 0.106) | 0.001 |
  > 12–24 months | 0.108 (0.092 to 0.124) | 0.106 (0.089 to 0.123) | 0.119 (0.071 to 0.167) | 0.593 |
  > 24 months | 0.099 (0.077 to 0.122) | 0.099 (0.077 to 0.122) | NA |  |
> 20% TBSA burned | ||||
 0–1 months | 0.497 (0.438 to 0.557) | 0.579 (0.515 to 0.643) | 0.224 (0.142 to 0.307) | < 0.001 |
  > 1–6 months | 0.262 (0.235 to 0.290) | 0.291 (0.254 to 0.328) | 0.214 (0.172 to 0.256) | 0.009 |
  > 6–12 months | 0.231 (0.198 to 0.263) | 0.250 (0.211 to 0.288) | 0.172 (0.110 to 0.233) | 0.043 |
  > 12–24 months | 0.163 (0.134 to 0.191) | 0.154 (0.126 to 0.182) | 0.221 (0.102 to 0.340) | 0.119 |
  > 24 months | 0.122 (0.092 to 0.152) | 0.122 (0.092 to 0.152) | NA |  |