Table 4 Association between the lactate-to-albumin ratio and complications in children aged ≤ 5 years with second- and/or third-degree burns.

From: Lactate to albumin ratio has limited prognostic value for complications in children under five with burn injuries

Variable

Crude model

Adjusted model

cRR

95% CI

p

aRR †

95% CI

p

Lactate-to-albumin ratio

  Above the threshold

Ref

  

Ref

  

  Below the threshold

2.78

1.87–4.15

 < 0.001

2.23

1.51–3.29

 < 0.001

  1. †Model adjusted by age, sex, burn surface area, and length of hospital stay.
  2. The threshold was defined using a cutoff point of 1.25.
  3. LAR Lactate-to-albumin ratio; RR Relative risk; 95% CI 95% confidence interval.
  4. Complication variables including sepsis, septic shock, respiratory distress syndrome, kidney injury, disseminated intravascular coagulation, multiorgan failure, and death.
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