Table 2 Univariate regression analyses for scar contracture-associated re-hospitalisation among burn inpatients.

	Independent variable	Partial regression coefficient	SE	P	Crude OR	95% CI
Sex	Male	0.252	0.048	< 0.001	1.29	[1.170, 1.415]
Sex	Female	Reference
Age	< 50 years	− 0.197	0.144	0.171	0.82	[0.620, 1.089]
	≥ 50 years	− 0.800	0.009	< 0.001	0.92	[0.908, 0.940]
	< 50 years	1.154	0.066	< 0.001	3.17	[2.788, 3.608]
	≥ 50 years	Reference
Occupation	Office staff	− 0.354	0.108	0.001	0.70	[0.568, 0.867]
	Self-employed and freelance	− 0.955	0.159	< 0.001	0.38	[0.282, 0.526]
	Unemployed	− 0.356	0.083	< 0.001	0.70	[0.595, 0.825]
	Farmer	− 0.875	0.076	< 0.001	0.42	[0.359, 0.484]
	Retiree	− 2.108	0.247	< 0.001	0.12	[0.075, 0.197]
	Student	− 0.173	0.102	0.091	0.84	[0.688, 1.028]
	Others	− 0.504	0.059	< 0.001	0.60	[0.538, 0.678]
	Blue-collar worker	Reference
TBSA burned	40–100%	2.009	0.058	< 0.001	7.46	[6.659, 8.349]
TBSA burned	0–39.9%	Reference
Site of burns	Inhalation injury	2.522	0.068	< 0.001	12.46	[10.898, 14.243]
Site of burns	Without inhalation injury	Reference
Treatment strategies	Surgical treatment (%)	1.732	0.047	< 0.001	5.65	[5.151, 6.205]
Treatment strategies	Without operations	Reference

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