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Table 3 Demographic characteristics of the military population with known outcomes.

From: Admission hypo- or hyperthermia and survival after trauma in civilian and military environments

Variable

Hypothermia

(< 36°C)

Normal

(36°-38°C)

Hyperthermia

(> 38°C)

Body temperature (°C)

35.2 ± 1.07*

36.9 ± 0.46

38.6 ± 0.41*

Age (years)

26 ± 6.5

26 ± 6.7

26 ± 6.0

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

130 ± 45.7

131 ± 17.5

126 ± 22.7*

Injury severity score (ISS)

21 ± 15.6*

13 ± 11.1

21 ± 13.0*

RTS

6 ± 2.7

7 ± 2.1

6 ± 2.1

TRISS

0.80 ± 0.282*

0.95 ± 0.147

0.83 ± 0.255*

Intensive care unit length of stay (days)

1 ± 2.0*

0.8 ± 2.1

3 ± 4.4*

Ventilator days

1 ± 1.6*

0.5 ± 1.5

2 ± 2.8*

Hospital length of stay(days)

2 ± 5.6

4 ± 26.6

6 ± 15.5

  1. Values are mean ± SD.
  2. *Significantly different from the normal temperature group, 36°-38°C group.