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 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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) |  |