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Characteristics of patients with acetaminophen overdose |
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| Characteristic |
Accidental overdose (n = 13) |
Suicidal overdose (n = 80) |
P value |
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| Age (years) |
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| Mean ± SD |
35.4 ± 21.84 |
27 ± 15 |
< 0.05 |
| Median |
36 |
26 |
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| Range |
1–88 |
12–75 |
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| Sex (n) |
0.06 |
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| Female |
5 |
54 |
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| Male |
8 |
26 |
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| Race (n) |
NS |
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| Asian |
0 |
5 |
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| African American |
3 |
13 |
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| Hispanic |
0 |
8 |
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| White |
10 |
54 |
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| Chronic alcohol abuse (n [%]) |
5 (39) |
15 (18) |
0.10 |
| Concurrent intoxication (n [%]) |
3 (23) |
36 (45) |
0.20 |
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NS, not significant. | |||
Gyamlani and Parikh Critical Care 2002 6:155 doi:10.1186/cc1475 |
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