Research Article

A TREM-1 Polymorphism A/T within the Exon 2 Is Associated with Pneumonia in Burn-Injured Patients

Table 3

Stratification of demographic variables based upon TREM-1 genotype.

VariableAA-homozygous (248)T-allele carriers (78) value

Age, yr38 (24–52)37 (22–48)0.35
Sex, male, (%)305 (73%)95 (78%)0.27
TBSA30 (20–46)30 (22–43)0.90
Full thickness 15 (5–32)12 (3–26)0.35
Inhalation injury 110 (26%)37 (30%)0.38
ARDS82 (19%)37 (30%)0.01
Apache II11 (6–15)9 (4–16)0.54
Ventilator days16 (7–24)13 (8–24)0.32
VAP121 (29%)88 (72%)<0.001
Sepsis189 (45%)60 (49%)0.44
Complicated sepsis110 (26%)32 (26%)0.98
Mortality60 (14%)14 (11%)0.41