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Table 1 Characteristics of patients hospitalized for acetaminophen overdose *

From: Hospitalizations for acetaminophen overdose: a Canadian population-based study from 1995 to 2004

Characteristic

All patients (n = 1,543)

Single hospitalization (n = 1,434)

Multiple hospitalizations (n = 109)

P-value **

Demographics

    

Age, years

26 (2–85)

26 (2–85)

27 (14–55)

0.91

Female gender

68% (1,054)

68% (975)

72% (79)

0.20

Aboriginal status

7% (109)

7% (94)

14% (15)

0.005

Social assistance

11% (174)

11% (155)

17% (19)

0.04

Subsidy

15% (226)

15% (215)

10% (11)

0.16

Depression

55% (842)

54% (774)

62% (68)

0.09

Alcohol-related diagnosis

33% (515)

33% (467)

44% (48)

0.01

Circumstance of overdose

    

Intentional

85% (1,427) ‡

85% (1,215)

88% (96)

0.73

Accidental

13% (220) ‡

13% (193)

11% (12)

 

Other

2% (33) ‡

2% (26)

1% (1)

 
  1. * Data at first hospitalization. All data are medians (interquartile range) or proportions (% [n]).
  2. ** For comparison of patients with single versus multiple hospitalizations.
  3. ‡ Percentages calculated based on total number of overdoses (n = 1,680).